COUDERSPORT — As work continues on a Route 6 project in Coudersport, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is alerting area drivers to a short-term closure on U.S. Route 6 scheduled for next week.

Route 6 (Main Street) in downtown Coudersport will be closed Monday and Tuesday, so that crews can pour the deck on the new bridge superstructure. Traffic using Route 6 will be detoured onto local streets (Oak Street and Mill Street) during the closure. PennDOT expects to re-open Route 6 sometime Tuesday afternoon, if work progress allows for it.

Drivers needing to park in the downtown area will need to use side streets. Travel delays during the closure are possible.

Begun in 2016, this two-year project will result in an improved roadway surface through downtown Coudersport as well as sidewalk improvements and bridge repairs. Overall work on the project includes roadway reconstruction, drainage improvements, bridge rehabilitation, traffic signal upgrades, water line relocation, pavement markings, and miscellaneous items.

Glenn O. Hawbaker Inc. of State College is the contractor on this $4.8 million project, which will continue through November.