UPDATE: 12/13/18

Locust Ridge Rd. is open!

Original message:

County:  Monroe

Municipality:  Tobyhanna Township

Road name:  Locust Ridge Road

Between:  Old River Road and PA 940

Type of work:  Drainage

Work being done by:  PennDOT Maintenance Forces

Type of restriction:  24 Hours

Restriction:  Road closed to replace a drainage pipe. Traffic being detoured on Old River Road, Thornhurst Street/Buck River Road, PA 115 and PA 940.

Start date:  12/10/18

Est completion date:  12/13/18

Will rain cause delays?  Yes

Motorists can check 511PA before we they travel for the latest conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles 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 850 traffic cameras.

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MEDIA CONTACT: Ronald J. Young, Jr., M.P.A., 610-871-4555, ronyoung@pa.gov; Sean A. Brown, 610-871-4556, sebrown@pa.gov.