Montoursville, PA – Motorists are advised that a two-year roadway project continues on Interstate 180 eastbound and westbound in Montoursville Borough, and Loyalsock, Fairfield, and Muncy townships in Lycoming County.
Week of July 23
The week of Sunday July 23, 2023, through Friday, July 28, 2023, the contractor, Glenn O. Hawbaker, will continue paving between the hours of 7:00 AM and 2:00 PM daily, Sunday through Friday, in the eastbound and westbound lanes of Interstate 180 starting near the westbound bridge over Route 2026 (Brushy Ridge Road) and continue westward to the bridge over Loyalsock Creek and vice versa in the eastbound direction. Paving will be on the shoulder and ramp areas along Interstate 180 and at on- and off-ramps at Route 87 and Route 2045 (Fairfield Road).
The contractor will also be trenching and installing electrical conduits along the Broad Street on ramp to Interstate 180 westbound. The contractor will be implementing a 67-hour lane closure/detour closing Broad Street to Interstate 180 eastbound on-ramp. This detour will begin Friday, July 21, 2023, at 7:00 PM and continue through Monday, July, 24, 2023 at 2:00 PM, in order to perform epoxy overlay work on the eastbound structure over Loyalsock Creek. The detour will use Broad Street and Loyalsock Avenue and will be identified by signs.
Motorists should be alert, slow down, expect delays in travel, watch for lane changes, and drive with caution through the work zone.
Glenn O. Hawbaker is the prime contractor for this $11.4 million highway resurfacing project. Work on this project includes mill and resurface of over 13 miles of roadway including entrance and exit ramps at Route 87 and the Fairfield Road interchanges, new lighting, guide rail upgrades, drainage, signage, and pavement markings. Additional work the removal and re-epoxy of 16 bridges throughout the project. These bridges span the Loyalsock Creek, Route 87, Fairfield Road, Route 220, Carpenter's Run, Brushy Ridge Road, Wolf Run, and Muncy Creek. Work on this project is expected to be completed in the summer of 2024, with a winter shutdown in 2023.
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