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    Route 199 Reconstruction Project Continues in Sayre and Athens, Bradford County

    October 05, 2023

    Montoursville, PA – A four-year reconstruction project continues next week on Route 199 in Sayre and Athens, Bradford County. The 2.6-mile project is located .44 miles north of the intersection with Route 1056 (Front Street) in Athens Borough to the intersection with Interstate 17 (Southern Tier Expressway) at the New York state line in Sayre Borough. The project begins at the New York state line and works south.

     
    The week of Monday October 9, 2023, weather permitting, the contractor, Kriger Construction, Inc., is scheduled to pave the base and binder in the north bound lane of the work zone between Lincoln and Chemung Streets. Motorists are advised to use extreme caution when traveling through this area, heavy machinery and tri axles will be entering and exiting the work zone.

    • Northbound traffic will still be detoured, and southbound traffic will be maintained in the work zone.  

    Detour information:

    • Northbound cars will follow a .90 -mile detour using Lincoln Street, South Elmer Avenue, and Chemung Street.   
    • Southbound cars will be maintained in the work zone.
    • Truck traffic will follow a 7.7-mile detour using Route 220 and Interstate 17 (Southern Tier Expressway).
    • a 7.7-mile detour using Route 220 and Interstate 17 (Southern Tier Expressway).

    Kriger Construction, Inc., is the prime contractor on this $16.5 million, four-year roadway reconstruction project. The project is expected to be completed in the Fall of 2024.

    Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following local alerts on X.

    Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Tioga, Bradford, Lycoming, Sullivan, Union, Snyder, Northumberland, Montour and Columbia counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District3.

    Information about infrastructure in District 3 including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.gov/D3Results. Find PennDOT's planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.

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    Contact: Maggie Baker, magbaker@pa.gov 

     


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