3/2/18
by News Department on 03/02/18PennDOT to fix rock slides...
PennDOT plans to stop rock slides on Route 209 in Carbon County.
The $3 million plan calls for removing loose rocks from Flagstaff Mountain between Jim Thorpe and Lehighton, improving a retaining wall and shoulder and putting in protective netting.
The goal is to start work later this year, likely in the summer and continue through late spring of 2019.
Because of safety concerns, for part of the project, all lanes of this section of Route 209 will be closed to traffic and a 16-mile detour will be in effect.
However, PennDOT says Route 209 will be open on weekends and holidays.
