Significant rainfall and flooding this week forced the closure of the Mason-Dixon Highway Bridge in Boynton, Somerset County. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Secretary Mike Carroll, along with several PennDot officials visited the site to lay out the department’s plan to quickly restore traffic flow on highway U.S. 219. Inspection of the bridge after water receded revealed that the bridge sustained significant damage and needed to be replaced. According to Carroll, “The department will install a temporary bridge to quickly get people and local commerce moving through here again, and then we will replace the bridge.” Work has begun to install the temporary bridge. Detours have been posted for traffic to navigate around the damaged structure. An average of 4700 vehicles cross the 80 foot bridge daily.