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    Route 501 (College Street) Bridge in Myerstown, Lebanon County, is Open to Traffic

    November 21, 2025

    Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that the Route 501 (College Street) bridge spanning Tulpehocken Creek between W. Richland Avenue and W. Center Avenue in Myerstown Borough, Lebanon County, is open to traffic.

    The bridge was closed in June for replacement. A detour associated with the closure has been lifted.

    This project consists of the structure replacement of an existing simple-span reinforced concrete slab bridge. Work also includes minor roadway approach work and other miscellaneous construction.

    Lobar Site Development, Inc., of Dillsburg, PA, is the contractor on this $2,074,301 project.

    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 1,200 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional X alerts.

    Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.pa.gov/DOTprojects. Subscribe to PennDOT news and find transportation results in Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry and York counties at www.pa.gov/DOTdistrict8. 

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

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    Route 501 bridge is open to traffic.
    Route 501 bridge is open to traffic.