​Montoursville, PA – Motorists are advised a pipe replacement project is scheduled to take place next week on Route 44 in Delaware Township, Northumberland County.

On Thursday, April 20, 2023 and Friday, April 21, 2023, Route 44 will be closed between Route 1007 (Susquehanna Trail) and Portmay Road while a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) maintenance crew replaces a pipe and installs an inlet box. Work will take place between the hours of 8:00 AM and 3:00 PM and is expected to be completed in two days, weather permitting.

A detour using Routes 405 and Susquehanna Trail will be in place. Motorists should drive with caution in the area and expect 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 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: Kim Smith, 570-368-4344 or kiasmit@pa.gov 

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