The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s Engineering District 8 region, which covers Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, and York counties, wrapped up its 2024 construction season with an event Nov. 19 noting it had 119 active projects, 50 of which were completed this year.
Work in 2024 included replacing or repairing 27 bridges and paving 171 roadway miles.
Statewide from January through October, 5,385 roadway miles were improved, including 1,941 miles of paving, a press release from PennDOT explained. In the same timeframe, work advanced on 401 state and locally owned bridges, and 356 construction contracts for highway, bridge, and other improvement projects were completed statewide through PennDOT’s private-sector partners so far this year.
In the south-central region, 69 projects with a contract value of $445.1 million are currently active, the release noted. A total of 66 projects, including eight local projects, were or will be let in 2024 with the low or estimated bid value of $185 million.
Projects that were completed this year in or through Lebanon County included:
- Route 2012/Route 2003, resurfacing project of Race Street in Richland Borough and State Drive in South Lebanon Township, $4 million.
- Route 2001, intersection realignment project of Wilhelm Avenue/York Street at Cornwall Road in North Cornwall Township, $1.8 million.
- Route 72 and Isabel Drive, intersection improvement project in North Cornwall Township, $1.2 million.
A notable project continuing this year include is the installation of a cable median barrier and guide rails at various locations along Route 30, I-81, and Route 222 in Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, and York counties, $5.2 million.
Also, notable projects that began construction or were bid this year included:
- Route 72 Ebenezer Road over the Swatara Creek, bridge replacement project in Swatara and Union townships, $5 million.
- Route 4020 Fisher Avenue and I-81 ramps, resurfacing project in Union Township, $2.3 million.
- Route 22 Allentown Blvd. over a tributary to Raccoon Creek, structure rehabilitation project, $500,000.
- US 22/322, installing CCTV and DMS devices at 16 locations along interstates in Cumberland, Dauphin, and Lebanon counties, $3.4 million.
- Restriping white and yellow edge lines along various state highways within District 8, $1.5 million.
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