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PennDOT Announces Franklin County Road Maintenance Schedule for May 18-22

PennDOT’s Franklin County office is scheduled to perform road maintenance work the week of May 18-22.

The scheduled work includes side dozing, shoulder cutting and pipe flushing. Flagging will be used for traffic control at each work location.

Scheduled maintenance includes:

State Route 30, Lincoln Way East in Guilford Township, will have side dozing Monday through Friday.

State Route 997, Black Gap Road in Greene Township, will have shoulder cutting Monday.

State Route 1003, Woodstock Road in Greene Township, will have shoulder cutting Tuesday and Wednesday.

State Route 1004, Scotland Avenue in Greene Township, will have shoulder cutting Wednesday and Thursday.

State Route 1006, Main Street in Scotland, Greene Township, will have shoulder cutting Thursday and Friday.

State Route 163, Mason Dixon Road in Antrim Township, will have pipe flushing Monday and Tuesday.

State Route 418, Mercersburg Road in Montgomery Township, will have pipe flushing Tuesday through Thursday.

State Route 995, Welsh Run Road in Montgomery Township, will have pipe flushing Wednesday through Friday.

PennDOT said the schedule is subject to change due to weather conditions, emergencies or other unforeseen interruptions.

Road concerns can be reported to 1-800-FIX-ROAD. PennDOT asks drivers to use extreme caution when traveling through work zones.

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