The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced the Elm Street exit along Route 219 northbound in the City of Bradford will be closed to commercial vehicle traffic starting Monday, October 7. PennDOT said it is closing the exit to commercial vehicles to allow a contractor to complete structural repairs to a bridge spanning Route 4006 (Elm Street) near the off-ramp.

While the exit is closed, commercial vehicles will continue along Route 219 northbound for approximately two-and-a-quarter miles before taking the Foster Brook exit. After turning right onto Route 346 at the end of the off-ramp, they will take Route 219 southbound back to the Forman Street exit.

PennDOT said this closure and detour are necessary because the contractor will reduce Elm Street to one lane under the bridge, and commercial vehicle drivers won’t be able to negotiate the turn onto Elm Street at the bottom of the ramp.

Passenger vehicles will be permitted to pass through the work zone via the open lane while the contractor completes the repairs. The contractor will reopen the ramp and both lanes of Elm Street at the end of each workday. PennDOT anticipates project completion in approximately two weeks but notes that all work is weather-dependent.

Glenn O. Hawbaker Inc. is the contractor on this project.