​Montoursville, PA – Motorists are advised that lane restrictions will begin next week on Route 287 in Delmar Township, Tioga County, for a paving project.

On Thursday, July 22 through Thursday, July 29, a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) maintenance crew will begin paving Route 287 between 3009 (Sand Run Road) and Route 3019 (Dean Hill Road). Motorists can expect single lane conditions with flagging where work is being performed.  Work will be performed during daylight hours, weather permitting.

Motorists should be alert, slow down, watch for slow-moving or stopped vehicles, watch for lane changes, expect travel delays, and drive with caution through the work zone.

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

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