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County:  Lehigh Municipality:  North Whitehall Township Road name:  PA 873 Between:  PA 309  and William Penn Drive Type of work:  Paving Work being done by:  Local Permittee Type of restriction:  Daytime Restriction:  Lane restrictions for paving work. Expect delays and please use caution driving through the work zone. This work is being performed by a private contractor for DEPG Schnecksville, LLC under a PennDOT Highway Occupancy Permit. Start date:  10/12/20 Est completion date:  10/16/20 Restrictions in effect (time of day):  09:00 AM To 03:00 PM Will rain cause delays?  Yes

This work will be done in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and state Department of Health guidance as well as a project-specific COVID-19 safety plan, which will include protocols for social distancing, use of face coverings, personal and job-site cleaning protocols, management of entries to the jobsite, and relevant training.

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