Smethport, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today the completion of a bridge replacement project along Route 146 in McKean County. The project replaced a bridge spanning Red Mill Brook approximately three miles east of Clermont in Norwich Township, which improved its condition rating from poor to good.

PennDOT reopened the bridge to traffic this morning and lifted a 27-mile detour using Routes 46 and 6. The bridge is 28-feet long and carries an average of fewer than 150 vehicles daily.

Overall work consisted of replacing the bridge, approach paving, guide rail installation, pavement marking and miscellaneous construction. Shingledecker's Welding Inc. of Franklin, PA, was the contractor on this $870,000 project. PennDOT reminds motorists to move through work zones with caution, obey posted speed limits, and always buckle up. 

Motorists are encouraged to “Know Before They Go” by checking conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles 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.

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