The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is reminding drivers that a traffic detour will begin on Monday, July 10, 2023, on Route 2020 (Royer Mountain Road) as part of a project to replace the bridge over Piney Creek in Woodbury Township, Blair County.
Cottle's Asphalt Maintenance, Inc., of Everett, will close the bridge, and place a 22-mile detour. Westbound traffic will follow Route 2020 (Royer Mountain/Locke Mountain Road) to U.S. 22 to Route 866 (Juniata River/Piney Creek Road) back to the bridge. Eastbound traffic will follow the same path in reverse. Local traffic will have access up to the closed structure. This detour will be in place for 21 days and is expected to be lifted at the end of July.
The overall project, which started on June 28, includes demolition and removal of the single-span bridge to construct a new plank beam bridge. Minor roadway approach work, guide rail and sign upgrades, and other miscellaneous construction also will take place.
The $1.4 million project is scheduled to be completed by mid-September and is weather dependent.
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