Dunmore, PA – There will be emergency roadway restoration work on State Route 437 (Woodlawn Avenue) between Crestwood Road and Tunnel Road, Wright Township, Luzerne County.. The project will start at 6:00 PM on Friday, May 6, 2022 and is scheduled to reopen on Monday, May 9th at 6:00 AM.  Preliminary work will also be performed beginning Thursday May 5th and throughout the day on Friday, May 6 under a single lane restriction with flaggers until the roadway closure at 6:00 PM. The detour is as follows:

Traveling North on Route 437 - turn left onto I-80 West on-ramp; - merge onto I-80 West; - continue I-80 West for 9.3 miles; - take Exit 262 for Route 309; - turn right onto Route 309 North; - continue Route 309 North for 9.8 miles; and - the detour will end at the intersection of Route 309 North and Route 437.

Traveling South on Route 437 - continue south on Route 309 for 9.8 miles; - turn left onto I-80 East on-ramp, merge onto I-80 East; - continue I-80 East for 9.3 miles; - take Exit 273 for Route 940; - turn left on Route 940 East; - continue Route 940 East for .3 miles; and - The detour will end at the intersection of Route 437 and Route 940.

Motorists can check conditions on major 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.   Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming counties at www.penndot.gov/District4.   Information about infrastructure in District 4, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.gov/D4Results.   Follow local PennDOT news on Twitter and like the department on Facebook and Instagram.   MEDIA CONTACT: Michael Taluto, (570) 963-3502  

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