Results tagged “Route 30” from Road Runner

I attended an open house and took a tour of the 911 center earlier this month. Eleni Garrett, dispatcher No. 17, explained how the job works and that some of the calls are extremely difficult. They have to be OK, too, with usually not finding out how a call ended.

She offered a good tip, too, when traveling: Always know where you are, including the last exit you passed or any significant markers or buildings in the area.

York County 911 recently received a call from a guy who struck a deer with his vehicle on Route 30, and he didn't think it was safe to drive his car. The dispatcher asked the driver where he was on Route 30. The caller didn't know. The dispatcher asked what was the last exit number he passed. He didn't know.

He wasn't paying attention.

And Route 30 is a long stretch of road.

So the driver had to walk half a mile to the closest exit to let the dispatcher know his location.

"I can't send police to the middle of nowhere," Garrett said.

The eastbound lanes of Route 30 at Prospect Road in Lancaster County will be closed Tuesday night for a bridge inspection.

The work is slated for 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

Crews plan to inspect a bridge that carries Prospect Road over Route 30 between Columbia and Mountville. Traffic will use the off- and on-ramps at Prospect Road to access the highway.

The contractor, Lobar Site Development Corp. of Dillsburg, plans to begin repairing the bridge by the end of September. It's a $233,836 project.

I took a drive Wednesday evening to see how traffic is flowing through the work zone on Route 30 in the eastern part of the county. The stimulus project involves repairing and resurfacing the road between the Hallam exit and the Susquehanna River.

Only a section of the westbound side was reduced to a single lane, and it seemed like traffic was moving smoothly. I even saw gaps between the vehicles. We thought that traffic might be backed up even after rush hour. It seems like Route 30 is busy all the time.

So is it always like this? I was out there around 8:30 p.m., and I'm wondering if what I saw is typical.

Don't forget: Single-lane restrictions on Route 30 in the eastern part of York County are expected to start Sunday night.

Crews will be working between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. Sunday through Thursday to repair and pave the stretch between the Hellam interchange and the Susquehanna River. They also may work an occasional Friday as well.

The project is expected to be finished by the end of October.

It's the first transportation-related economic stimulus project for York County.

Vice President Joe Biden will kick off his "Road to Recovery" tour Thursday in Carlisle, Pa., according to a news release from the White House.

He'll attend the groundbreaking for the Route 34 bridge. Governor Ed Rendell, Senator Arlen Specter and local officials will be present.

The vice president first toured the bridge in February, one week before the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act passed.

Biden will be traveling to communities across the country to highlight how the stimulus funds are creating jobs and improving the nation's infrastructure.

After his stop in Carlisle, the vice president will go to Overland Park, Kansas for the groundbreaking of the US Highway 69 project.

York County's first transportation-related stimulus project starts next week on Route 30. Crews will be repairing and paving the road between the Hellam exit and the Susquehanna River.

If you drive Route 30 in the eastern section of York County, you'll see construction work starting in about a week.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation awarded a $3.2 million contract to J.D. Eckman Inc. of Chester County to resurface five miles of Route 30 between the Hellam exit and the Susquehanna River.

It's one of the stimulus projects that has been approved for York County.

The work will involve concrete patching, removal of the top layer of asphalt, resurfacing the road and installing guiderail and pavement markings.

The project should be completed by the end of October, according to PennDOT.

Drivers might see some shoulders closed on Interstate 83 and Route 30 this week as crews clean.

The I-83 work -- cleaning under the guardrails -- will take place between Queen Street and Route 30, and the mowing on Route 30 is planned between the Wrightsville and Hallam exits.

Three roads will be closed for pipe replacement: Rockville Road in Jackson Township, Mount Top Road in Washington Township, and Brittany Lane in Franklin Township.

Drivers also might see single-lane restrictions on the following roads: