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BrianP:
https://us340harpersferry.com/

--- Quote ---Due to the type of construction, this project includes a planned detour, starting on September 12, 2023.
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The detour is expected to last 90 days.  And since it's around the border area it also affects VA and MD.

Alps:
Sadly that really is the best detour available.

74/171FAN:
I am honestly tempted to clinch SR 671 while this is in effect.

BrianP:

--- Quote from: Alps on August 29, 2023, 07:59:18 PM ---Sadly that really is the best detour available.

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Someone on reddit said they'd rather go up to Shepherdstown instead.  As usual  it depends on your origin and destination. Going from WV to Middletown or Myersville, for example, could make that northern detour worth it.

jmacswimmer:

--- Quote from: BrianP on August 30, 2023, 09:16:04 AM ---
--- Quote from: Alps on August 29, 2023, 07:59:18 PM ---Sadly that really is the best detour available.

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Someone on reddit said they'd rather go up to Shepherdstown instead.  As usual  it depends on your origin and destination. Going from WV to Middletown or Myersville, for example, could make that northern detour worth it.

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Meanwhile for thru traffic using US 340 to make the shortcut from I-70 in Frederick to I-81 in Winchester, I'd think the best detour is to just stay on I-70 and connect to I-81 directly in Hagerstown.

Not a great stretch of road to close, but given the limited space in that stretch combined with (I imagine) safety concerns, it seems like the only realistic option for a project like this.

In a perfect world this stretch could also use some widening to eliminate the bottleneck on either side where it shrinks from a 4-lane divided highway, but that might be close to impossible given the terrain.

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