Quaker Run Road to Close for Repairs

The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has announced that a culvert repair will be conducted on NY Route 280 (Quaker Run Road) in the town of Red House, Cattaraugus County, Allegany Territory of the Seneca Nation of Indians. As a result, NY Route 280 (Quaker Run Road) northbound and southbound will be closed to thru traffic south of Interstate 86, Exit 18, for approximately one mile, beginning on Monday, September 12. The posted detours are as follows:

Motorists traveling from Pennsylvania to Interstate 86
A posted detour will direct traffic to proceed northbound on US Route 219, in the city of Bradford, PA, and access Interstate 86 eastbound and westbound at Exit 23 in the town of Carrollton, NY, Allegany Territory of the Seneca Nation of Indians.

Motorists traveling from Interstate 86 to PA Route 346
A posted detour will direct traffic on Interstate 86 to proceed to Exit 23 in the town of Carrollton, NY, Allegany Territory of the Seneca Nation of Indians. Traffic shall then proceed south on US Route 219 to access PA Route 346 in the city of Bradford, PA.

Visitors to Allegany State Park Quaker Run Area
A posted detour will direct park users to access the Quaker Run Area of Allegany State Park by proceeding to the Red House Area entrance at Interstate 86, Exit 19. State Park Routes may then be used to travel to the Quaker Run Area. Park users traveling from PA Route 346 will still be able to access the Quaker Run Area entrance via NY Route 280 northbound.

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 or more speeding violations in a work zone could result in the suspension of an individual’s driver’s license.

For real-time travel information, call 511 or visit www.511NY.org. Find NYSDOT on the web at www.nysdot.gov.