A portion of Route 62 in Coolspring Township, Mercer County will have daytime closures this week to allow for paving through the railroad tunnel.

The roadway will be closed from the intersection with Junction Road to the intersection with Airport Road between approximately 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM on Wednesday, August 16 and Thursday, August 17, 2023, weather permitting.

A detour will be posted using Interstate 79, Interstate 80, Route 19, and Route 62.

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, 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.

Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Crawford, Erie, Forest, Mercer, Venango, and Warren counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District1.

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Contact: Saxon Daugherty, 814-678-7095 or sadaughert@pa.gov

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