Route 54 closed between Locustdale and Route 901 for mine entrance removal

KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL - Barricades close Route 54 at Lavelle Road in Locustdale on June 22, 2020.

LOCUSTDALE – For the next few weeks, travelers between the Ashland and Mount Carmel areas who normally use Route 54 will have to find another way.

A section of the Locust Gap Highway, Route 54, between Locustdale and the Route 901 intersection today.

PennDOT officials say the closure is in place while contractors remove a mine entrance.

New Enterprise Stone and Lime began the work today, and traffic was detoured through Lavelle.

PennDOT expects work to wrap up by July 10, weather permitting.

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