Tilghman Street to Close Thursday

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced Monday that Tilghman Street will be closed and detoured beginning Thursday for work on two structurally deficient bridges, a $4,917,299 project.

Starting Thursday, Tilghman Street will be closed to through traffic between the intersections of Blue Barn and Farm Bureau roads. Tilghman Street west traffic will be routed on the posted detour route of US 22 west, Interstate 78 west and PA 100 north. Tilghman Street east traffic will be routed on the posted detour of PA 100 south, I-78 east, US 22 east, PA 309 north and US 22 west. A map of this detour is attached.

During the Tilghman Street detour the traffic signals at the Tilghman Street intersections with Mill Road/Windsor Drive, Snowdrift Road, Ruppsville Road and Blue Barn Road will be temporarily re-timed to minimize congestion. These signals will also be permanently equipped with emergency responder pre-emption systems.

The intersection of Tilghman Street and Farm Bureau Road will be temporarily reconfigured as a three-way stop controlled intersection (stop signs) to allow access to-and-from Tilghman Street on the western side of the bridges. The intersection will be restored to the pre-construction configuration at the completion of the project.

Also starting Thursday, Chapmans Road will be closed with traffic being detoured on Hickory Lane, Farm Bureau Road and Memorial Road. A map of this detour is attached.