Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

06/27/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/27/2024 14:08

Roadway Improvement Project Continues on Route 414 and Blockhouse Road in Liberty Borough, Tioga County

Roadway Improvement Project Continues on Route 414 and Blockhouse Road in Liberty Borough, Tioga County

06/27/2024

Montoursville, PA - Motorists are advised that a two-year roadway improvement project continues on Water Street (Route 414), Blockhouse Road (Route 2005), and Williamson Road (Route 2007) in Liberty Borough and Liberty Township, Tioga County.

The week of Monday, July 1, 2024, the contractor, Glenn O. Hawbaker, will be installing the 84-inch pipe on the closed section of Route 414 between Water Street and Shaffer Hill Road, just south of Bloss Mountain Road.

Long-Term Closure

  • Water Street is closed in both directions between Shaffer Hill Road and just south of Bloss Mountain Road.
  • A detour using Route 15 and Bloss Mountain Road will be in place.

Motorists should be alert, expect delays in travel and drive with caution.

Glenn O. Hawbaker is the prime contractor for this two-year $6.2 million roadway improvement project. Work on this project includes drainage work on Route 414 (High Street/Water Street) and Blockhouse Road, roadway reconstruction, retaining wall, sidewalks, curbing, and resurfacing of 1.7 miles of Williamson Road. Work is expected to be complete in November of 2025, weather permitting. Motorists can expect a winter shut down between construction seasons.

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 local alerts on X.

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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 [email protected]

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