Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) invites the public to an online plans display regarding improvements to Route 238 (Church Road) and the nearby intersection with Susquehanna Trail (Route 4005) in Manchester Township, York County.
The existing layout of Church Road (Route 238) includes one lane in each direction with a shared middle left turn lane. The existing shoulder widths vary from 0 feet in the vicinity of the intersection with North Susquehanna Trail to 3 feet near the start of the project east of the intersection. The existing shoulder widths on North Susquehanna Trail vary between 1-to-3 feet.
Proposed construction will extend the right turn lane for westbound Church Road (Route 238) onto northbound North Susquehanna Trail (Route 4005). Providing an exclusive right-turn lane will reduce congestion and improve the overall level of service of the intersection. The proposed roadway will have an 11-foot-wide through lane, an 11-foot-wide left turn lane, a right turn lane, and a right shoulder that varies from 1- to 8-feet. The project also includes improvements to signing within the project limits. Both lanes will be resurfaced in areas extending beyond the reconstruction.
This section of Church Road averages 15,2971 vehicles daily.
During construction, traffic control is proposed as staged with shoulder closures while maintaining two lanes of traffic.
The project is currently in design and construction work is anticipated to occur in Spring 2026.
This digital version of the information will be available to view online through July 20, 2023.
The purpose of the plans display is to introduce the project and receive public input regarding any questions or concerns with the project. It is also an opportunity for the public to review and comment on the project’s potential effect upon Cultural Resources pursuant to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation’s 36 CFR Part 800 regulations implementing Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
The project documents can be made available in alternative languages or formats if requested. If you need translation/interpretation services or have special needs or have special concerns that require individual attention, please contact Nexa M. Castro, Senior Project Manager, at (717) 705-6184 or email at
necastro@pa.gov.
Pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, PennDOT does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, age, or disability. If you feel that you have been denied the benefits of, or participation in a PennDOT program or activity, you may contact the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Bureau of Equal Opportunity, DBE/Title VI Division at 717-787-5891 or 800-468-4201.
For more information on projects occurring or being bid this year, those made possible by or accelerated by the state transportation funding plan (Act 89), or those on the department’s Four and Twelve Year Plans, visit
www.projects.penndot.gov.
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