Poplar Street closed while bridge repaired

Last week, the borough closed Poplar Street between Winne More Alley and Hummelstown Street so repairs can be made on the bridge there (the bridge is behind Rita's Italian Ice). The street is expected to be closed for a week, as long as the weather cooperates.

This bridge repair is the first of several Elizabethtown will be undertaking over the next several years.

Work on train station could begin by summer

Renovations to the Elizabethtown Train Station likely will begin this summer, with the project ready to go out for bids by early May at the latest. Once started, construction will take about 15 months.

Borough Manager Pete Whipple provided an update on the project last week and said that the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation wants the project to move quickly. He said borough staff will do "six months of work" in the next 30 days to ensure everything is in place for the project to go to bid.

PennDOT and Amtrak held a news conference at the train station Friday, April 2, to announce $9.3 million in funding to renovate the station.