PennDOT Pipe Replacement Project to Close Oak Grove Road (Route 2003) in West Hanover Township, Dauphin County

Oak Grove Road will be closed and traffic detoured for approximately 38 days.

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that a Dauphin County highway maintenance crew plans to replace a failing pipe on Oak Grove Road (Route 2003) in West Hanover Township, Dauphin County. PennDOT will excavate the failing pipe and install a 60-inch plastic pipe with concrete head walls approximately 7 feet below the road surface.

The road will be closed for approximately 38 days between Green Hill Road (Route 2026) and Sterling Road from 7:00 AM Tuesday, October 13, until 3:00 PM on Friday, November 20. A detour using Green Hill Road, Clover Lane, and Sterling Road will be in place.

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MEDIA CONTACT: Mike Crochunis, mcrochunis@pa.gov or 717-418-5017

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Please refer to the location map below:

map indicating project location and detour route