​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, July 29, 2024, contractor, Kriger Construction, will continue work on the full-depth reconstruction project on Main Street (Route 199) southbound between Spruce Street and Cooper Street. Work includes new pavement, drainage improvements, utility relocations, sidewalk and curb improvements, ADA curb ramp installations, traffic signal upgrades, driveway adjustments, signing and pavement markings and other miscellaneous construction.

Final paving course for both north and south bound lanes on Route 199 between Spruce Street and Vanderbilt Street will be placed after reconstruction of the southbound lane between Spruce Street and Cooper Street has been completed.

Detour information:

• Northbound cars will continue to follow a .78 mile detour using Walnut Street, N. River Steet, and E. Orchard Street. 
  
  

• Southbound cars will continue to be maintained in the work zone.
  
  

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

Motorists should be alert, slow down, through the work zone.

Kriger Construction, Inc., is the prime contractor on this $16.4 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. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following local accounts on X.

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