Construction crews for several weeks have been working around the Layton Bridge and adjacent tunnel, reshaping the terrain in preparation of building a new span across the Youghiogheny River near Perryopolis. Photographs and videos circulating on social media recently show how big machinery ...

State and local officials were on hand for a groundbreaking ceremony in Perry Township Thursday to mark the start of construction on the replacement of the 127-year-old Layton Bridge. “PennDOT is about to invest $56 million to replace this bridge here in Layton, and that represents progress ...

The latest delay related to the replacement of the historic Layton Bridge has some people going a little batty. About a half-mile away from the single-lane bridge that takes traffic across the Youghiogheny River sits a hibernaculum - a place animals seek winter refuge - of endangered ...