Port Royal, PA – As replacement work on a Route 75 bridge in Port Royal Borough continues, PennDOT is again urging pedestrians not to pass safety fencing, caution tape, or other barricades within this active work zone. The work zone is off-limits to anyone except authorized personnel in the interest of ensuring public safety.
Pennsylvania State Police will be increasing the number of patrols around the work zone. Anyone found trespassing in the work zone, whether during work hours or after dark, will be escorted out.
This bridge spans the Norfolk Southern Railroad. A detour around the construction zone and bridge closure remains in place. The detour uses Route 3002 (Old 22 Road/Main Street), Route 35, and Route 333 before returning to Route 75. Homeowners near the bridge are able to access their properties.
PennDOT anticipates this closure remaining in effect until the end of August while the contractor replaces portions of the superstructure. Overall work on the project involves partial removal of the existing structure and construction of its replacement, approach paving, drainage improvements, and water and sewer line replacements. Also included are sidewalk and guide rail replacement, pavement markings, and miscellaneous construction. HRI, Inc. of State College is the contractor on this $4 million project.
As work progresses, PennDOT makes project information available on a dedicated web page, which includes detour mapping. Customers can find the Juniata/Mifflin project page by visiting www.PennDOT.pa.gov and clicking "Regional Offices." Once on the Regional Offices page, click the number 2, choose Construction Projects/Roadwork, then the tile that says "Juniata/Mifflin."
Preliminary work on this project started in mid-September 2022 by demolishing a two-story building on Second Street in Port Royal. PennDOT expected demolition of the bridge to begin in early January, but work coordination issues resulted in delays.
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.
Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, Juniata, McKean, Mifflin, and Potter counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District2.
Find PennDOT's planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.
Follow PennDOT on Twitter and like the department on Facebook and Instagram.
Contact: Timothy Nebgen, tnebgen@pa.gov or 814-765-0598
# # #