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    Tree Trimming Begins Next Week on Route 147 in Dauphin County

    October 10, 2025

    Work is to prepare for a resurfacing project to be completed next year

    Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that tree trimming is expected to begin next week on Route 147 in Dauphin County. This work is in preparation for resurfacing project that extends from Black Shoulder Lane in Halifax Township north through Millersburg Borough to Tarry Hall Road in Upper Paxton Township.

    Weather permitting, tree trimming will be performed throughout the project limits starting Monday, October 13, and continuing for about two weeks. There will be flagging, as needed, during daylight hours.

    Motorists should be alert and drive with caution through the work zone.

    This work is part of a 4.8-mile resurfacing project that consists of milling, paving, base repairs, drainage replacement, guiderail upgrades, ADA ramps, new signs, new pavement markings, and other related construction activities.

    Tree trimming will be performed this year. The remainder of the work will be completed next year.

    New Enterprise Stone and Lime Company, Inc., of New Enterprise, PA, is the contractor for this $4,333,187 project. All work is expected to be completed by November 13, 2026.

    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.

    Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry and York counties at PennDOT District 8.

    Information about infrastructure in District 8, including completed work and significant projects, is available at District 8 Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at PennDOT Projects.

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

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    Tree trimming on Route 147 in Dauphin County.