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    Repairs Begin June 1 on Route 116 (Main Street) Bridge over Plum Creek in McSherrystown, Adams County

    May 14, 2026

    Bridge will be closed, traffic detoured for one month

    Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that bridge repairs are scheduled to begin Monday, June 1, on the Route 116 (Main Street) structure over Plum Creek in McSherrystown Borough, Adams County.

    The bridge will be closed and traffic detoured for one month between Centennial Road and Oxford Road at the McSherrystown-Conewago Township line.

    A detour will be in place using Centennial Road, Chapel Road, Edgegrove Road, and Oxford Road. There will be no public access across the structure during the closure.

    This bridge work was added to the original resurfacing project on Route 116 that was completed last year. Bridge repairs are expected to be completed by June 30, 2026.

    New Enterprise Stone and Lime Co., Inc., of New Enterprise, PA, is the contractor on this $1,864,000 project.

    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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