​Montoursville, PA – Motorists are advised that a bridge replacement project is beginning on Route 1035 (Lower Raven Creek Road) in Benton Township, Columbia County.

Beginning Monday, May 16, a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) maintenance crew will begin work on replace the bridge that spans Raven Creek between Cemetery Hill Road and Grapevine Road. Work includes bridge removal, box culvert installation, approach paving, line painting and guiderail upgrades.

Raven Creek Road will be closed to traffic during the project and a detour using Routes 239 and 487 will be in place. This project is expected to be completed in mid-September, 2022.

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 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.pa.gov/District3.

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MEDIA CONTACT: Kim Smith, 570-368-4344 or kiasmit@pa.gov

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