Blasting Operations to Impact Route 61 "The Grade" Traffic Through Late September

Blasting to cause brief closures on Route 61 - The Shenandoah Sentinel

FRACKVILLE - Expect intermittent road closures on "The Grade" in the midday for the next month or so. PennDOT says blasting operations will require short-term traffic stoppages on Route 61 between 11am and 2pm. This'll take place between August 20 and Sept. 30 and the stoppages are expected to be about 15 minutes each. This

Blasting Operations to Impact Route 61 "The Grade" Traffic Through Late September

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY. - The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) says that short-term traffic stoppages will be in place on Route 61 “The Grade” between Frackville and St. Clair for blasting operations starting next week. According to Sean Brown, Safety Press Officer for PennDOT Engineering District 5, the work will require rolling roadblocks lasting up to 15 minutes at a time between the hours of 11:00 am and 2:00 pm. The blasting o…