​Montoursville, PA – A bridge replacement project will begin next week on Route 3018 (First Fork Road) in Mifflin Township, Lycoming County.

On Monday, April 5, a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) maintenance crew will replace the existing structure with a box culvert. 

Motorists will be detoured to Route 973 from either end of First Fork Road.

Work is expected to be completed by mid-June 2021, weather permitting.

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 accessible on the 511PA website.

Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Tioga, Bradford, Lycoming, Sullivan, Union, Snyder, Northumberland, Montour and Columbia counties at www.penndot.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. 

Follow PennDOT on Twitter at www.twitter.com/PennDOTNews and like the department on Facebook at www.facebook.com/PennsylvaniaDepartmentofTransportation and Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/pennsylvaniadot/. 

MEDIA CONTACT: Kim Smith, 570-368-4344 or kiasmit@pa.gov 

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