Community Corner

[UPDATE] Bear Mountain Bridge Road has been Reopened

Residents are being asked to us alternate routes while repairs are being made.

Update, 4:30 p.m.: Bear Mountain Bridge Road has been reopened to traffic. State DOT officials closed the road earlier today so that workers could repair a sink hole.

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Editor’s Note: The following release was sent out today by the state Department of Transportation. Check our traffic map here for more traffic alerts throughout the day.

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Motorists are advised that Bear Mountain Bridge Road, between Route
9D and Route 9 (Annsville Circle), will be closed until further notice for emergency repairs.
A detour has been established and is as follows:

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• Route 9 to Route 403;to Route 9D; back to Bear Mountain Bridge

Motorists are encouraged to seek alternate routes during this period, if possible.

Motorists are reminded that fines are doubled for speeding in a work zone. In accordance with the Work Zone Safety Act of 2005, convictions of two ormore speeding violations in a work.

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