Traffic signal project at Route 72 and Isabel Drive to begin this week

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced on Monday that a traffic signal project is scheduled to begin this week at the intersection of Route 72 and Isabel Drive in North Cornwall Township.

Weather permitting, work will begin on Wednesday, July 24. Initial work includes tree trimming, test boring and the installation of erosion and sediment controls. There will be traffic shifts during this part of the project.

This $1,230,211 project consists of installing a new traffic signal at the Route 72 and Isabel Drive intersection, ADA ramps, updated drainage and other miscellaneous construction from south of Isabel Drive to Tuck Street.

A 14-day closure is planned for Isabel Drive that will require a detour. PennDOT will release more information prior to the implementation of the closure.

A traffic signal project is scheduled to begin at the intersection of Route 72 and Isabel Drive in North Cornwall Township on Wednesday, July 24.
A traffic signal project is scheduled to begin at the intersection of Route 72 and Isabel Drive in North Cornwall Township on Wednesday, July 24.

All work on this project is expected to be completed by October 25, 2024.

JVI Group, Inc., of York Springs, Pa., is the contractor on the project.

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Daniel Larlham Jr. is a reporter for the Lebanon Daily News. Reach him atDLarlham@LDNews.com or on X @djlarlham.

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