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    PennDOT Announces Upcoming Repairs on Route 216, Blooming Grove Road Bridge over Lake Marburg in York County

    April 20, 2026

    One month closure; traffic to be detoured

    Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that a bridge preservation project will close the Route 216 (Blooming Grove Road) bridge spanning Lake Marburg in Penn and West Manheim townships, York County.

    Weather permitting, work will begin Monday, May 4, and continue through Thursday, June 4.

    A one-month detour will be in place using Grandview Road (Route 3068), Black Rock Road (Route 3070), Hobart Road (Route 3058) and Blue Hill Road (Route 3037).

    Work under this contract consists of replacing the bridge deck joints, repairing all deck deterioration, providing a new deck wearing surface, and other miscellaneous construction.

    J.D. Eckman, Inc., of Atglen, PA, is the contractor on this $507,763 bridge preservation 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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