Montoursville, PA – Motorists are advised that the bridge that carries Route 4004 (Mile Post Road) over Gravel Run near Wolverton Road in Upper Augusta Township, Northumberland County, will be closed next week for bridge work.

The week of Monday, May 23, a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) maintenance crew will be performing emergency bridge work on the bridge. A detour using Route 4006 (Mile Hill Road) and Route 4004 in Klines Grove, Rush Township, will be in place.

Work is expected to be completed by Friday, May 27, weather permitting.  Motorists should be alert, slow down, expect delays in travel and drive with caution.

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.

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

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

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