McKnight Road traffic crossover, Babcock Boulevard ramp closure planned in Ross

The next phase of a traffic crossover on McKnight Road in Ross will start Friday, PennDOT announced.

Northbound traffic on McKnight Road is expected to be crossed over into the southbound lanes on Friday to allow crews to continue work on the bridge carrying traffic over Babcock Boulevard, the agency said.

Preparatory work will start at 9 a.m. with traffic being shifted to the outermost lanes. Crews will install barriers and paint lines ahead of the crossover.

Once complete, northbound traffic will be crossed over in the southbound lanes between Brookview Lane and Ross Municipal Drive at the Babcock Boulevard interchange. The new configuration will include one 12-foot lane of traffic in each direction.

The crossover is expected to be in place through early July.

The ramp from Babcock Boulevard to northbound McKnight Road and the on- and off-ramps on southbound McKnight Road at the Babcock Boulevard interchange will remain open.

The northbound McKnight Road off-ramp to Babcock Boulevard will be closed. The posted detour will be:

• Continue northbound past the closed ramp;

• Turn left onto Siebert Road;

• Turn left onto on Babcock Boulevard;

• Continue on Babcock Boulevard to the closed ramp.

The $26.99 million McKnight Road improvement project began in February 2024. It is expected to end this summer. Lindy Paving is the prime contractor.

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