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    Route 74 (Waggoners Gap Road) in Spring Township, Perry County, is Open to Traffic

    November 12, 2024

    ​Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that the bridge on Route 74 (Waggoners Gap Road) in Spring Township, Perry County, is open to traffic. The bridge, which spans Baken Creek about 0.5 miles south of the intersection with Route 850, was closed in the spring for a replacement project. 

    A detour associated with the closure has been lifted.

    This project consists of a bridge replacement and minor roadway reconstruction.

    George S. Hann and Son, Inc., of Fort Littleton, PA, is the contractor on this $3,153,882 project. Also included in this contract is the replacement of the bridge spanning Shermans Creek on Hidden Valley Road in Tyrone Township, Perry County. 

    All work on this contract is expected to be completed by November 1, 2025.

    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 local alerts on X.

    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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