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Rolling Closures, Short-Term Lane Restrictions Planned for Bridge Removal over Interstate 90

03/31/2023

​Work to remove the bridge that carries Route 699 (Edinboro Road) over Interstate 90 in Summit Township, Erie County will require rolling closures and lane restrictions on the highway starting Monday.

There will be periodic nighttime rolling stops on I-90 eastbound and the Interstate 79 ramps to I-90 eastbound starting 9:00 PM, Monday, April 3, 2023 and ending, 6:00 AM Thursday, April 7, 2023. In connection with the work, there will be a lane closure near the bridge. There will also be nighttime lane closures on I-90 westbound that will be removed by 6:00 AM each day. Motorists should expect delays.

Rolling stops and a lane closure for westbound traffic are tentatively expected to happen between Monday, April 24, 2023 and Wednesday, April 27, 2023.

A detour for Route 699 traffic will start, April 3, 2023, and will be in place for approximately six months. A 7.6-mile detour will be posted using Hershey Road (Route 4010) and Grubb Road.

PennDOT urges motorists to slow down when driving in work zones, and also to be alert to changing conditions, avoid distractions and to pay attention to signs and flaggers. Drive responsibly in work zones for your safety and the safety of the workers.

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 regional Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.

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Contact: Jill Harry, 814-678-5035 or jharry@pa.gov 

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