Gettysburg National Military Park to repave roads at Culp’s Hill

David Tristan
·2 min read

Gettysburg (WHTM) In 2021 the National Park Service, working with the Gettysburg Foundation, began work restoring Culp’s Hill to something more like its 1863 appearance. This involved a lot of tree cutting, brush clearing, and landscaping – including additional trails.

Now the park is turning its attention to the roads on and around the hill.

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Beginning Monday, July 29 and continuing to September 31, the Park Service will be repaving roads that are at the end of their useful lifespan, including the Culp’s Hill and Spangler’s Spring areas, Coster Avenue, and Benner Hill.

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This three-month project will require road closures that will temporarily interrupt the ability to visit portions of the battlefield. Park roads may be fully closed, intermittently closed, or reduced to a single lane of traffic. A mix of daytime and nighttime work will occur. No work is expected to occur on weekends or federal holidays, but this is subject to change due to adverse weather conditions.

Daytime roadwork that will affect normal visitation includes:

  • Wainwright Avenue: August 5 to 7 – Full Closure.

  • Entire Culp’s Hill/Spangler’s Spring area, including all feeder roads: August 8 to 14 – Intermittent Closure or Single Lane of Traffic.

  • Entire Culp’s Hill/Spangler’s Spring area, including all feeder roads: September 2 to 4 – Full Closure.

  • Culp’s Hill Tower Road and parking: September 5 to 6 – Full Closure.

  • Wainwright Avenue: September 9 to 10 – Full Closure.

  • Coster Avenue: September 11 – Full Closure.

  • Benner Hill: September 12 – Full Closure.

  • Entire Culp’s Hill/Spangler’s Spring area, including all feeder roads: September 26 to 31 – Intermittent Closure or Single Lane of Traffic.

Other Park roads in the area will also be repaved during evening and nighttime hours, but these should have little to no effect on normal visitation. Once work begins a road closure map will be provided on the park website at www.nps.gov/gett, so visitors can plan around the closures.

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Full details on the road work schedule will be posted on the park website and social media platforms as they become available. While every effort will be made to complete the work as expeditiously as possible as well as minimize disruptions for park visitors, scheduled paving dates are subject to change, so be sure to check the park service website the day of your visit for the latest updates.

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