Additional detours will be posted starting Thursday as work continues on Route 718 (Broadway Avenue) in Mercer County according to PennDOT.

Construction activities will shift from the left lane to the right lane of Route 718, requiring detours where Broadway Avenue intersects with Idaho Street and French Street in Farrell, and Malleable Street in Sharon.

The posted detours for Idaho and French streets will utilize Union Street and Spearman Avenue. The posted detour for Malleable Street will use East Bud Street and New Castle Avenue.

The detours are expected to remain in place until mid-August.

Route 718 continues to be closed to northbound traffic from Union Street in Farrell to a point north of Malleable Street in Sharon. A detour is posted using Route 18 and Route 62 (Shenango Valley Expressway).

Route 718 southbound will remain open to traffic, but there will be a 10-foot width restriction.

Phase 2 of the Broadway Avenue Improvement Project focuses on the 1.1-mile long section of Route 718 (Martin Luther King Boulevard/Dock Street) from Roemer Boulevard in the City of Farrell to Malleable Street in the City of Sharon.

The road is being widened and reconstructed to provide a center left-turn lane and radius improvements at various intersections. Work includes sidewalks with brick pavers, concrete steps, and highway lighting with decorative light poles. The project is also providing a new traffic signal at the intersection with Roemer Boulevard, and updated drainage, utilities, signs and landscaping.

The contractor is Kirila Contractors of Brookfield, Ohio. The contract cost is $7,470,000, which is to be paid entirely with federal funds.

The second phase of the project is expected to be completed in November 2016.