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    Monday Traffic Shift Should Have Minimal Impact on Nyes Road (Route 2019) Bridge Replacement Project in Dauphin County

    August 28, 2026

    Upcoming weekend detour is planned for bridge beam removal and tree trimming.

    Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that on Monday a traffic shift on Nyes Road (Route 2019) should have minimal impact to traffic at the bridge over Beaver Creek in Lower Paxton and South Hanover townships, Dauphin County.

    Weather permitting, on Monday, August 31, the contractor will adjust traffic control devices, paint new lane lines, and switch traffic over to the newly constructed section of the bridge. Demolition will begin shortly thereafter on the remaining section of the bridge.

    Upcoming weekend work is tentatively scheduled to remove the remaining bridge beams and to perform additional tree trimming. Nyes Road will be closed between Conway Road and Willoughby Road from 8:00 PM Friday, September 11, until 5:00 AM Monday, September 14. A detour will be in place using Derry Street, N. 61st Street (Route 3017), Page Road (Route 3017), Newside Road (Route 3017), and Union Deposit Road (Route 3020).

    Additionally, a nearby section of Pine Hill Road remains closed. A long-term detour is in place using Nyes Road, Union Deposit Road (Route 2010), and Pine Hill Road.

    Work under this contract consists of replacing the bridge over Beaver Creek under staged construction, drainage work, minor roadway approach reconstruction and new guiderail.

    Lobar Site Development Corp., of Dillsburg PA, is the contractor for this $2,016,352 bridge replacement project. All work is expected to be completed by June 8, 2027.

    Travelers can check conditions on major roads 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, mcrochunis@pa.gov or 717-418-5017

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    Please refer to the project location map below:

    map indicating project location and detour route