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    For Immediate Release

    Route 72 (Ebenezer Road) Bridge in Union and Swatara Townships, Lebanon County, to Open to Traffic This Thursday

    December 10, 2024

    Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that the Route 72 (Ebenezer Road) bridge spanning Swatara Creek between Jonestown Road in Union Township and New Bunker Hill Road in Swatara Township, Lebanon County, is expected to open to traffic on Thursday, December 12.

    The bridge was closed in April for replacement. The detour currently in place will be lifted.

     Temporary traffic control measures implemented at two locations during the closure will return to pre-project conditions. A four-way stop condition at the intersection of Route 72 and Thompson Avenue will return to a two-way stop condition with stop signs situated at both approaches on Thompson Avenue, and no stop signs at the Route 72 approaches.

     A temporary traffic signal placed at the intersection of Market Street and Lancaster Street in Jonestown Borough to assist with traffic flow through the intersection will be removed and the intersection will return to a two-way stop condition with stop signs situated at both Lancaster Street approaches, and no stop signs at the Market Street approaches.

     A press release will be issued when the bridge opens.

     Susquehanna Valley Construction Corporation of New Cumberland, PA, is the contractor on this $4,961,250 project.

     This project consists of replacing the existing structure, minor roadway reconstruction, guiderail improvements, and drainage improvements.

     Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.

    511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following local alerts on X.

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    MEDIA CONTACT: Dave Thompson 717-418-5018, dmthompson@pa.gov

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