Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) invites the public to an updated online plan display regarding the Route 4004 (Hill Church Road) safety improvement project. This project is located in North Annville Township, approximately 1.3 miles north of Annville.
The purpose of this project is to improve safety and address future traffic demands for the Route 4004 intersection with Thompson Avenue.
To address comments received during the public comment period, the project will consist of an all-way stop intersection, lowering the vertical curve along the east leg of Hill Church Road, an intersection control beacon (i.e. overhead flashing red light), and roadway rumble strips on all roadway approaches to the intersection. Roadway widths and shoulders will be widened to PennDOT standards.
The intersection will be closed during construction. There will be a full detour. Traffic using Route 4004 (Hill Church Road) will be detoured onto Route 4002 (Center Street), Route 422 (Benjamin Franklin Highway), then Route 934 (Bellegrove Road). Traffic using Thompson Avenue (T-390/SR 4005) be detoured onto Route 4026 (Waterworks Way), Route 4007 (Ono Road), a short section of Route 4004 (Hill Church Road), and Route 934 (Bellegrove Road).
The project is currently in design and construction is anticipated to begin during the 2026 construction season.
A digital version of the information will be available to view online from May 1-May 30, 2025.
Information, including bridge plans, can be found by visiting the PennDOT District 8 website, PennDOT District 8, clicking Projects Near You listed on the left side of the page, then the District 8 Projects, and choosing Route 4004 (Hill Church Road) Safety Improvements.
The purpose of the plans display is to present an alternative that addresses the comments received during the public comment period. It is also an opportunity for the public to review the project’s potential effect upon Cultural Resources pursuant to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation’s 36 CFR Part 800 regulations implementing Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
The project documents can be made available in alternative languages or formats if requested. If you need translation/interpretation services or have special needs or have special concerns that require individual attention, Dan Rocuskie, Project Manager, at (717) 705-6181 or email at drocuskie@pa.gov .
Pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, PennDOT does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, age, or disability. If you feel that you have been denied the benefits of, or participation in a PennDOT program or activity, you may contact the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Bureau of Equal Opportunity, DBE/Title VI Division at 717-787-5891 or 800-468-4201.
For more information on projects occurring or being bid this year, those made possible by or accelerated by the state transportation funding plan (Act 89), or those on the department’s Four- and Twelve-Year Plans, visit www.projects.penndot.gov.
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MEDIA CONTACT: Dave Thompson, 717-418-5018, or at dmthompson@pa.gov
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