Valley Brook Intersection Closes Wednesday

The time has come. The Valley Brook and Washington roads project in nearby Peters Township is set to begin Wednesday, May 22.

The construction will not wrap up until July 2014, at the earliest.

The project will result in Valley Brook Road being closed just west of St. Petersburg Center, meaning access to Old Washington will be closed and vehicles will not be able to go under Route 19. Through traffic on Route 19 itself will be minimally impeded during the construction.

The official detours are Boyce Road from Route 19 to Mayview Road and East McMurray Road from Valley Brook tor Route 19.

More than 11,000 vehicle trips per day will be displaced. 

"This will be the most significant road shutdown the township has seen since the Valley Brook and East McMurray intersection project. It will test all our patience, but an improved Valley Brook and Route 19 intersection will greatly benefit overall transportation throughout the township," according to a statement placed on the Peters Township website.

Gulisek Construction has been hired by PennDOT hired Gulisek Construction to perform the work. The new intersection will be a little north from the current one and will result in a relocation of the Old Washington and Valley Brook Intersection.  

The Arrowhead Trail (Montour Trail) will remain open.