County: Schuylkill

Municipality: New Castle Township and St. Clair Borough

Road name: Route 61

Between: Schuylkill Mall Road and West Hancock Street/Wade Road

Type of work: Construction

Work being done by: PennDOT Contractor

Type of restriction: Sporadic

Restriction: Route 61 is now open. It was closed this morning due to a gas leak. A contractor working on the Route 61 Frackville to St. Clair reconstruction project struck a gas line. Gas company crews are continuing to work on the gas line behind construction barriers. Please use caution driving through the area.

Start date: 10/23/24

End date: 10/23/24

Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following local alerts on X.

Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Berks, Carbon. Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton, and Schuylkill counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District5.

Information about infrastructure in District 5, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D5Results. Find PennDOT's planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.

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MEDIA CONTACT: Ron Young, 610-871-4555, [email protected]; Sean Brown, 610-871-4556, [email protected].

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