DRIVERS IN AND AROUND MONTEZUMA NEED TO PLAN FOR A LONG TERM CLOSURE ON STATE ROUTE 219. ODOT SAYS THE BRIDGE ON SR 219 OVER BEAVER CREEK WILL BE CLOSED STARTING MONDAY, MARCH 2, WITH THE CLOSURE EXPECTED TO LAST ABOUT 90 DAYS. THE MERCER COUNTY CONSTRUCTION UPDATE LISTS THE CLOSURE AREA AS BETWEEN RUNNING BROOK WAY AND COUNTY ROAD 219A, AND THE SIGNED DETOUR IS LISTED AS US 127 TO STATE ROUTE 274 TO STATE ROUTE 364 TO STATE ROUTE 219. THE MONTEZUMA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT IS ALSO ASKING PEOPLE TO USE ALTERNATE ROUTES FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, SAYING THEY HAVE RESPONSE PLANS IN PLACE AND TO CONTINUE TO CALL 911 IN AN EMERGENCY.