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Section of Route 315 in Luzerne County to Close for the Weekend

JENKINS TOWNSHIP — PennDOT is closing part of Route 315 near Pittston for the weekend. This time, the closure stretches about a half-mile from Oak Street ...
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JENKINS TOWNSHIP -- PennDOT is closing part of Route 315 near Pittston for the weekend. This time, the closure stretches about a half-mile from Oak Street in Jenkins Township to 84 Lumber.

“This is constant. It's a constant battle between customers and us getting to and from work,” said Liss Moncak, who works at nearby gas station that sits just Oak Street, where the road is set to shut down until Monday morning. She's been through this routine before, but many of her customers have not.

“They complain. It hurts our sales because they don't want to come for lunch,” she said.

Section of Route 315 in Luzerne County to Close for the Weekend

The reason for the closures is because crews will install new beams for the Interstate 81 bridge replacement project. If you're traveling through here, you can detour using Yatesville Road to the Pittston Bypass.

But the closure of this part of route 315 also means the ramp from Route 315 south to Interstate 81 south will also be closed.

PennDOT insists closing part of Route 315 for the weekend allows them to install the beams in the quickest possible way.

Those beams are scheduled to start going up Friday at 9 p.m.  The half mile of Route 315 is expected to be closed until 6 a.m. Monday.

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