Tie-ups on Fruitville, Lititz and Oregon pikes during the first phase of the project made headlines. Gridlock on Harrisburg Pike, Manheim Pike and Rohrerstown Road hasn't. Also, after suffering through the first round of construction, most people knew what to expect this time. Still, the problems that marked the first phase of construction are in full bloom along Harrisburg Pike, and, to a lesser degree, Manheim Pike and Rohrerstown Road. Commuters are fuming.
Business owners say customers are staying away.
Worse than Lititz and Fruitville ever were. That's a bold statement. And PennDOT doesn't have any statistics to back it up. But the day after Christmas, traffic on Manheim Pike was backed up from the entrance to Park City all the way to Lancaster Malleable Castings, where Manheim Pike begins. Traffic is nowhere near this bad on a regular basis.