Montoursville, PA – Motorists are advised that a bridge preservation project will continue on bridges carrying Interstate 80 eastbound over the West Branch Susquehanna River in Union and Northumberland Counties.

On Wednesday, 7, 2024 and Thursday, August 8, 2024, between the hours of 4:00 AM and 6:00 PM, the contractor, RAM Services of Michigan, will begin to set up long term lane shifts on Interstate 80 eastbound between the Route 15 interchange in Union County and the Interstate 180 interchange in Northumberland County. Motorists can expect slow moving traffic and alternating traffic patterns as workers begin to shift lanes for upcoming bridge preservation.

Motorists should be alert, slow down, and expect possible delays in travel.

RAM Services of Michigan is the prime contractor for this $ 4.3 million bridge preservation project. Work on this project includes patching the deck, waterproofing the barriers, preserving the deck with an epoxy overlay, and paving the bridge approaches. Additional work on this project includes preservation of the bridges that carry roads over the West Branch Susquehanna River, Interstate 80 eastbound and westbound in Northumberland County and Route 45 (Lewisburg River Bridge), and Route 642 (Milton River Bridge) in Northumberland and Union counties.