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Nighttime Atherton Street closings are back

Nighttime traffic on North Atherton Street is being detoured again this spring and summer to allow final construction work on the new Information Sciences and Technology (IST) Building on the University Park campus.

The building features a pedestrian causeway which will cross directly over North Atherton Street. This causeway will provide safe transit for pedestrians and bicyclists between West Campus and the University core.

The road closure is necessary for the safety of motorists while construction is completed above North Atherton Street.

The nighttime road closure continues though July 18. Daytime traffic will not be affected since the road closure will be from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday through Thursday. There will be no closure on Friday and Saturday nights and the road will remain open throughout commencement and Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts activities.

At night, southbound traffic will be detoured along Park Avenue to University Drive and then to College Avenue. Northbound traffic will be directed to Beaver Avenue, University Drive and then Park Avenue. Appropriate signs have been provided to help motorists navigate the detour. It is expected that many people also will use Burrowes Road on campus as a shortcut around the construction area.

Construction on the IST Building will be finished in November. To view the construction progress, visit http://ist.psu.edu/cam/index.cfm

Last Updated March 19, 2009

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