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    PennDOT to Replace Large Concrete Pipe on Grace Avenue (Route 1003) in Swatara Township, Lebanon County

    May 21, 2026

    Road closed, traffic detoured for one month starting June 1.

    Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that a maintenance crew in Lebanon County is preparing to replace a large concrete drainage pipe on Grace Avenue (Route 1003) south of Jonestown Borough in Swatara Township.

    Weather permitting, prep work will be performed Tuesday through Friday, May 26-29, from approximately 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Initially, there will be single lane and shoulder restrictions under flagging during work hours.

    Starting Monday, June 1, the road will be closed for one month. A detour will be in place using Horst Drive, Route 72 (Ebenezer Road), and Thompson Avenue (Route 4005).

    Drivers 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: Mike Crochunis, 717-418-5017, mcrochunis@pa.gov

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    Please refer to the location map below:

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