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    Pipe Replacement Project Begins Next Week on Back Road (Route 4007) in Franklin County

    July 20, 2023

    ​Road will be closed; traffic will be detoured

    Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that a department maintenance crew in Franklin County is scheduled to begin a large pipe replacement project next week on Back Road (Route 4007) about midway between Coons Road and Goshorn Road in Fannett Township.

    Weather permitting, work will begin Monday, July 24, and will continue through Friday, August 18. Back Road will be closed to through traffic at the pipe location. Local traffic will be able to access Back Road on either side of the closure. 

    A detour will be in place using Route 75 (Path Valley Road) with the southern end of the detour at the Village of Dry Run and the northern end at the Village of Concord.

    Motorists 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 1,000 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.

    Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, and York counties at PennDOT District 8.

    Information about infrastructure in District 8, including completed work and significant projects, is available at District 8 Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at PennDOT Projects. 

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    CONTACT: Dave Thompson 717-418-5018, dmthompson@pa.gov 

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