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    Project Overview

    County: Schuylkill
    State Route: 61
    Project Type: Pavement restoration
    Start Month: February 2023
    Proposed End Month: July 2024

     

    PA 61 between University Drive and Mill Creek Avenue in North Manheim Township, City of Pottsville, Palo Alto and Schuylkill Haven Boroughs, Schuylkill County.

    Work on the project includes roadway milling, road base repairs, paving, guide rail updates, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant curb ramps, and new pavement markings. 

    Motorists should expect work on the roadway with weeknight lane restrictions between the hours of 7:00 PM and 6:00 AM. Motorists should allow for extra time to travel though the area and can visit www.511PA.com to check for traffic delay information. Updates will be provided whenever traffic patterns change.  
      
    This section of PA 61 has an average daily traffic volume that varies between 6,128 and 12,350 vehicles northbound and between 5,478 and 10,370 vehicles southbound. 

    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 regional Twitter alerts. 
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    Information about infrastructure in District 5, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.gov/D5Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.   
     
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