MONTOURSVILLE - PennDOT announced Tuesday detours have been lifted on two roadways.
Dave Thompson, media liaison with PennDOT District 3-0, reported Route 4012 outside of Sunbury was opened to traffic after being closed for approximately six weeks. The closure of the road between Reagan Street and Black Mill Road coincided with a closure on Route 147 approximately a half-mile south of Route 61.
Both closures were part of a $889,411 rock slide fence repair project PennDOT undertook with contractor Don E. Bower Inc. which included rock slide fence repair, inlets, cross pipe, a new barrier, shoulder widening and rock removal.
Thompson said that while the work is finished on Route 4012, work on Route 147 is continuing. A width restriction of 10 feet on Route 147 continues, but both lanes remain open to traffic. The repair project's anticipated completion date is Nov. 26.
PennDOT also announced Cider Press Road in Upper Mahanoy Township is open to traffic with the completion of a bridge replacement project.
Started Aug. 11, the project redirected a tributary to Little Mahantongo Creek, removed the previous bridge and placed a new precast box culvert and curbs, upgraded the guardrail and paved the box and roadway approaches.