Traffic Switch Coming Soon on Route 64 Bridge Job in Lamar

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is alerting area drivers that a traffic pattern change will go into effect the week of August 1 on a Route 64 bridge in Clinton County. The bridge spans Big Fishing Creek in the village of Lamar.

Sometime next week, (likely August 2 or 3) traffic will be moved from the northbound lane to the southbound lane of the bridge, as work to replace the bridge continues in a half-width configuration.

During the switch, flaggers will be in the roadway and will halt traffic up to 15 minutes at a time as barrier is reset for the new traffic flow pattern. Once the switch is complete, the temporary signals in the work zone will resume control of the single-lane, alternating traffic pattern. Motorists are reminded that lane width across the bridge is 12-feet.

Work activity includes removal of the existing bridge, construction of a new single-span concrete box beam bridge, full-depth pavement reconstruction on both sides, approaches, paving, base drain, guide rail, and miscellaneous items.

Nestlerode Construction Company of Lock Haven, PA is the contractor for this $1.8 million job. All work is weather and schedule dependent. PennDOT expects work on the bridge to be complete by mid-November. Replacing the bridge will improve its rating from poor to good. The 44-foot bridge dates from 1922 and carries an average of almost 6,000 vehicles each day.  

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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