radioNovo News for State College: June 5, 2026

RNN STATE COLLEGE 06/05/26          DOWNTOWN STATE COLLEGE COULD SEE MORE ONE-WAY STREETS UNDER A PROPOSAL AIMED AT EASING PARKING AND LOADING SHORTAGES. BOROUGH OFFICIALS ARE CONSIDERING CONVERTING PORTIONS OF LOCUST LANE, SOWERS STREET, HIESTER STREET AND HETZEL STREET INTO ONE-WAY TRAFFIC PATTERNS. THE PLAN WOULD CREATE 32 NEW PARKING SPACES AND FIVE LOADING ZONES AS PART OF A ONE-YEAR PILOT PROGRAM. BOROUGH COUNCIL IS EXPECTED TO VOTE LATER THIS MONTH.          MEANWHILE............. DRIVERS IN DOWNTOWN STATE COLLEGE SHOULD EXPECT DELAYS NEXT WEEK AS A SECTION OF BEAVER AVENUE CLOSES FOR CONSTRUCTION. WEST BEAVER AVENUE BETWEEN ATHERTON AND BURROWES STREETS WILL BE SHUT DOWN JUNE 8TH THROUGH THE 10TH SO CREWS CAN INSTALL A TOWER CRANE FOR THE NEW NITTANY RESIDENCE CLUB PROJECT. A THREE-MILE DETOUR WILL BE POSTED, AND THE LANE SHIFT ON BEAVER AVENUE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH SEPTEMBER.