Work underway on delayed road repairs in the Poconos

Road work finally getting underway in the Poconos after long delay
Road work finally getting underway in the Poconos after long delay Photo credit Saklakova/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Work got underway Wednesday morning for a long overdue road work project in the Poconos. Construction on Route 611 near Delaware Water Gap finally got started after a nearly 2 year wait.  The road was closed in both directions in December of 2022 after heavy rain caused a rockslide along Mount Minsi. This week, the National Park Service approved PennDOT's plan to get work started. Crews will install a temporary barrier to keep rocks from falling into the road. The road work project in Monroe County is expected to take 8 to 10 weeks, wrapping up sometime in October.

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