Motorists in Columbia County are advised Route 11 (Second Street) and Route 1025 (Market Street) in Berwick Borough are closed at the intersection due to a building being severely damaged.
Because the building is in danger of collapsing the streets must be closed.
A detour for Second Street is Pine Street to Third Street, to Oak Street to Second Street.
Market Street is closed between Front Street and Third Street. The detour for Market Street is Route 11 north to Pine Street to Third Street to Market Street.
The closure is expected to be in effect until the building can be demolished.
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Edit: The official PennDOT press release states that the building was damaged "by a vehicle strike", which remains unconfirmed.
