Weekend Beam Setting Will Close Nyes Road (Route 2019) Bridge at the Lower Paxton-South Hanover Township Line in Dauphin County

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that this weekend its contractor plans to place the remaining bridge beams on Nyes Road (Route 2019) at Beaver Creek in Lower Paxton and South Hanover townships, Dauphin County.

Weather permitting, at 8:00 PM on Friday, October 9, the contractor will close Nyes Road between Conway Road and Willoughby Road to place the remaining two bridge beams. The road will remain closed until approximately 4:00 PM on Saturday, October 10. A short-term 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.

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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 routes