IF YOU’RE PLANNING ON DRIVING ON ROUTE 65 THIS WEEKEND, GET READY FOR SIGNIFICANT DELAYS. PENNDOT HAS ANNOUNCED THAT NORTHBOUND ROUTE 65 IN FREEDOM WILL BE CLOSED FROM FRIDAY NIGHT TO MONDAY MORNING. SOUTHBOUND ROUTE 65 WILL BE REDUCED TO A SINGLE LANE FOR THE ENTIRE WEEKEND. THE REASON FOR THE CLOSURES IS TO ALLOW CREWS TO CONDUCT PAINTING ON THE BRIDGE THAT CARRIES TRAFFIC FROM THIRD AVENUE TO SOUTHBOUND ROUTE 65. IT’S ALL PART OF A ROUTE 65 PROJECT THAT WILL CONCLUDE IN OCTOBER. DETOURS WILL BE POSTED.