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Resurfacing of an 8-mile section of state Route 72 from the Lebanon County line to Rocherty Road running through Cornwall Borough and North and West Cornwall townships will begin in next spring.

The $7 million contract awarded to Pennsy Supply Inc. came in about $1.5 million under the original cost estimate, PennDOT District 8 spokesperson Dave Thompson said in an email.

PennDOT staff shared the news with members of the county’s Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Policy Committee at a recent meeting.

Besides resurfacing, the project includes drainage improvements and updates to guardrails, signing, and pavement markings. Also to be added is a southbound right-turn lane into Gretna Springs

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