Multi-County Wide Micro-surfacing Project Announced
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has announced that there will be a multi-county-wide microsurfacing project that will affect towns across the Northern Tier of Pennsylvania. Suit-Kote Corporation will begin the extensive process by removing paint on Route 6 between Copper Road and Hollow Road in Richmond Township. Drivers will experience single-lane conditions with flagging between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., weather permitting.
The locations for other Northern Tier construction sites are listed below:
Bradford County:
- Route 220 between Walcott Hollow Road (Route 4018) and Tomahawk Road (T-593) in North Towanda and Athens townships.
- Work will take place on this route on Sundays through Fridays between 9:00 PM and 6:00 AM.
- Bridge Street (Route 1022) between Route 220 and the Susquehanna River Bridge in Ulster Township.
- Work will take place on this route on Sundays through Fridays between 9:00 PM and 6:00 AM.
Tioga County:
- Route 6 between Copper Road (T-499) and Hollow Road (T-491) in Richmond Township.
- Work will take place on this route Mondays through Fridays between 7:00 AM and 5:00 PM.
- Route 287 between Woodford Road and Route 15 in Tioga Township & Lawrence Township.
- Work will take place on this route Mondays through Fridays between 7:00 AM and 5:00 PM.
Work during the $2.7 million project will include line paint removal, application of a double microsurfacing material, installation of rumble strips and miscellaneous construction. The company hopes to be completed by October of 2026, weather permitting
Dump Truck Roll Over in Laporte
US 220 was CLOSED at its intersection of PA 154 in Laporte for several hours Monday afternoon due to a dump truck roll over and subsequent large rip rap rocks blocking all lanes. State Police were called to investigate the incident.
Woman Charged with Forgery and other Charges
Charges have been filed against a suburban Pittsburgh woman for forging nomination paperwork earlier this year for a Pine-Richland school board candidate. Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday has announced that 36 year old Kayla Michelle Van Blargan, has been charged with four counts of forgery, perjury, and related offenses. The Attorney General’s Office investigation showed that Van Blargan forged at least four elector signatures on a nomination petition for candidate Kathleen Ravotti. A competing candidate filed a lawsuit, and Ravotti eventually dropped out of the race