The Met Rocks | radioNovo News for State College: April 16, 2026

RNN STATE COLLEGE 04/16/26          A SIGNIFICANT DETOUR AT THE INTERSTATE 80 AND 99 INTERCHANGE IN CENTRE COUNTY HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH JULY. THE CLOSURE AFFECTS SOUTHBOUND DRIVERS ON ROUTE 26 BETWEEN THE I-80 WESTBOUND RAMPS AND FOREST AVENUE. PENNDOT OFFICIALS HAD HOPED TO LIFT THE RESTRICTIONS THIS SPRING, BUT SAY SEVERE WINTER WEATHER DELAYED PROGRESS ON THE HIGH-SPEED CONNECTION PROJECT.          THE CENTRE HALL LIBRARY IS SET TO MORE THAN DOUBLE IN SIZE THANKS TO A 750-THOUSAND DOLLR STATE MATCHING GRANT. THE EXPANSION WILL ADD 25-HUNDRED SQUARE FEET TO THE BERYL STREET BUILDING, FEATURING NEW AREAS FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS, A DEDICATED COMMUNITY MEETING ROOM, AND A FAMILY BATHROOM. OFFICIALS HOPE TO BREAK GROUND LATER THIS YEAR, AND HAVE THE PROJECT COMPLETED BY FALL, 2027.            PENNDOT ANNOUNCED THAT AIRPORT ROAD IN BELLEFONTE WILL CLOSE STARTING THIS MONDAY, FOR A MONTHS-LONG CONSTRUCTION PROJECT TO REALIGN AN INTERSECTION AND INSTALL A NEW TRAFFIC SIGNAL. THE WORK IS PART OF FINAL INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES AHEAD OF THE NEW BELLEFONTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OPENING THIS FALL.