​Montoursville, PA – Motorists are advised that a bridge inspection project is scheduled to begin next week on the Route 45 (Lewisburg River Bridge) between Lewisburg Borough, Union County and West Chillisquaque Township, Northumberland Borough and the Route 642 bridges over the West Branch Susquehanna River between Milton Borough, Northumberland County and Kelly Township, Union County.

The week of Monday, March 25, 2024, a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) contractor will be performing bridge sounding work in preparation for an upcoming bridge preservation project.

Work will take place between daylight hours, weather permitting, and is expected to take one week to complete. Motorists can expect single lane conditions with flagging where work is being performed and are urged to drive with caution in the area.

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 local alerts on X. 

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, kiasmit@pa.gov or 570-368-4344

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