​Montoursville, PA – A four-year reconstruction project continues next week on Route 199 in Sayre and Athens, Bradford County. The 2.6-mile project is located .44 miles north of the intersection with Route 1056 (Front Street) in Athens Borough to the intersection with Interstate 17 (Southern Tier Expressway) at the New York state line in Sayre Borough. The project begins at the New York state line and works south.

The week of Monday May 23, the contractor, Kriger Construction, will continue work on this full depth pavement reconstruction project. Work includes paving, drainage improvements, utility relocation, sidewalk and curb improvements, ADA curb ramp installations, traffic signal upgrades, driveway adjustments, signing and pavement markings and other miscellaneous construction.

On Saturday, May 21, southbound traffic will be switched to the northbound lane of Route 199, while the contractor begins construction in the southbound lane between Stevenson Street and Mohawk Street.

The following detours will remain in effect:
• Route 199 (Main Street) will be closed to northbound traffic between Vanderbilt Street and Powell Street.

• Route 199 (Main Street) closed to northbound traffic between Stevenson Street and Mohawk Street

Detour information:
• For closure between Vanderbilt Street and Powell Street northbound cars will follow a 1.10 mile detour using Orchard Street, South Elmer Avenue, and Chemung Street. 

• For closure between Stevenson Street and Mohawk Street northbound cars will follow a 1.10 mile detour using Stevenson Street, North Elmer Avenue, and Mohawk Street. 

• Southbound cars will be maintained in the work zone.

• Truck traffic will follow a 7.7-mile detour using Route 220 and Interstate 17 (Southern Tier Expressway).

In addition, there will also be some utility relocations, traffic signal upgrades, and paving operations being performed at various locations throughout the project.  Motorists should expect alternating lane closures with flagging where work is being performed.

Motorists should be alert, slow down, expect delays, watch for changing traffic patterns and drive with caution through the work zone.

Kriger Construction, Inc., is the primary contractor on this $16.5 million, four-year roadway reconstruction project. The project is expected to be completed in the Fall of 2024.

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.

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MEDIA CONTACT: Maggie Baker, 570-368-4202 or magbaker@pa.gov.

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