A Bellefonte road will be closed to through-traffic for approximately two months while work takes place on a traffic project, according to PennDOT.
Airport Road will be closed beginning April 20 for intersection work related to the new Bellefonte Elementary School. The project will realign the intersection of Airport Road and Governor’s Park Road and will install a new traffic light at the intersection of Airport Road and Route 550/Zion Road.
The road will be closed between Route 550 and Governor’s Park Road, but homeowners will have access to their driveways. For through-traffic, a detour will be in place using Routes 550 and 64.
A temporary roadway also will connect Governor’s Park Road and the eastern end of Airport Road for the duration of the project.
“PennDOT anticipates the detour remaining in place for 60 days but notes all construction schedules are subject to change due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances,” the department wrote in a news release.
Bellefonte Area School District holds the highway occupancy permit for the work, which is not a PennDOT project.
The project is intended to accommodate traffic for the new Bellefonte Elementary School, which is scheduled to open for the 2026-27 academic year.
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