County: Schuylkill
Municipality: New Castle Township and St. Clair Borough
Road name: Route 61
Between: Schuylkill Mall Road and West Hancock Street/Wade Road
Type of work: Construction
Work being done by: PennDOT Contractor
Type of restriction: Sporadic
Restriction: Route 61 is closed due to a gas leak. Rute 61 traffic is being detoured on Interstate 81, Route 901 and Route 209. Expect delays and please use caution driving through the area. A contractor working on the Route 61 Frackville to St. Clair reconstruction project struck a gas line. Crews are working to repair the line. Once all repairs are made Route 61 will re-open.
Start date: 10/23/24
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MEDIA CONTACT: Ron Young, 610-871-4555, ronyoung@pa.gov; Sean Brown, 610-871-4556, sebrown@pa.gov.
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