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An overhaul of Greencastle s main downtown street, scheduled to get underway Tuesday, May 11, is expected to continue through mid-September.
In addition to the entire length of Baltimore Street (Route 16) in the Borough of Greencastle, the 3.41-mile Pennsylvania Department of Transportation project extends west into Antrim Township. Borough staff is working with project officials to ensure accurate timelines and information is communicated to our community, Emilee Little, Greencastle borough manager, said in her May 3 report to borough council.
The nearly $1.9 million project consists of milling, resurfacing, base repair, guiderail replacement, drainage upgrades, new signs and pavement markings and other miscellaneous construction between Lindale Avenue in Antrim Township and Eastern Avenue in Greencastle, according to a news release from PennDOT.
Hours adjusted for resurfacing project on I-81 in Cumberland County: PennDOT
Updated 9:05 PM;
Today 9:05 PM
Due to increasing traffic volumes, work hours now will be from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday night through Friday morning.
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that work hours have been adjusted for a 12.3-mile resurfacing project on Interstate 81 in Cumberland County.
The contractor has been working weekly throughout the project limits from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. weeknights, according to a press release. Lane closures not to exceed four miles in length are implemented during work hours. Due to increasing traffic volumes, work hours now will be from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday night through Friday morning.
Weather delays opening of improved ramps on I-81 in Cumberland County
Updated 11:48 AM;
Both northbound and southbound ramps on I-81 near Route 174 in Cumberland County aren’t going to reopen as planned, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
Detours have been extended into next week and mid-May, officials said. Weather conditions have slowed down construction crews that are working on reconstructing and widening ramps.
Detour
Here are the new expected dates:
The ramp to I-81 southbound was closed on April 13 and is expected to open on April 28, according to PennDOT. Motorists are being detoured via the ramp from Route 174 to northbound I-81, exit at Route 233/ Newville (Exit 37), then south on I-81.