Route 199 closed between Chase Road and Schultz Road in Pine Plains

Route 199 closed between Chase Road and Schultz Road in Pine Plains

A sign alerting drivers to the Route 199 closure on the side of Route 22 just north of the Smithfield Road intersection in the town of North East. Route 199 will be closed until Aug. 31.

Photo by Nathan Miller

PINE PLAINS — Route 199 will be closed between Chase Road and Schultz Road in the town of Pine Plains starting Monday, June 23.

State Department of Transportation crews are replacing a culvert under Route 199 east of the intersection with Schultz Road. Construction is scheduled to end Aug. 31.

A posted detour will route motorists around the construction. Drivers traveling from Millerton to Pine Plains on Route 199 will be routed north on Bean River Road to Ancramdale, New York, and then on to Route 82 southbound to Pine Plains.

Drivers traveling between Route 22 and Pine Plains should expect longer travel times during the closure.

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