Portion of Route 15 in Adams County to close over the weekend

Kaylee Lindenmuth
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ADAMS COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) – If you’re traveling between Gettysburg and Emmitsburg this weekend via U.S. Route 15 this weekend, you will encounter a detour.

Beginning at 9 p.m. Friday, PennDOT says the highway will be closed in both directions just south of Steinwehr Avenue in Freedom Township, the last exit in Pennsylvania.

The closure is to allow a PennDOT contractor to replace a pipe as part of a pavement preservation project.

Northbound traffic will be detoured via the Welty Road intersection in Maryland, north on Old Gettysburg Road/Emmitsburg Road, and back onto the highway. Southbound traffic will exit at Steinwehr Avenue, follow Emmitsburg Road, and re-enter on Welty Road in Maryland.

Flaggers will be present at Welty Road. The closure will last until 6 a.m. Monday.

In the event of rain, the work will be delayed until next weekend, May 3-6.

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