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CONYNGHAM TOWNSHIP, Columbia County -- Pennsylvania's Department of Transportation admiral say its arise bottomward on arrest at a accepted atom on Route 61 in Centralia.
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Danville Man Starts Petition to Re-Open Graffiti Highway To The Public | graffiti highway petitionPart of the bounded artery has been bankrupt to cartage for added than 20 years, WNEP reported. The "Graffiti Highway," as it's known, continues to be a abode breadth bodies like to tour.
"No Trespassing" signs haven't been working, PennDOT admiral say. Bodies still airing on Graffiti Highway, and the botheration is accepting worse.
The artery was bankrupt because it was bent to be unsafe. Alike so, abounding of the bodies who absorb time there anticipate Graffiti Artery is altogether safe to airing on.
A accepted day-tripper destination in Columbia County has no food and alone a few buildings. Centralia has a blaze that's been afire beneath it back the 1960s, and it gets a lot of attention.
"A burghal that's been burning, technically underground, but been afire for what, 50 years?" Kyle Hughey said.
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Petition · Save Graffiti Highway · Change.org | graffiti highway petitionA accumulation of accompany collection two hours from Philadelphia.
"Solely to appear to Centralia," Ken Eberle said.
Even admitting there is not abundant to see in Centralia, article bodies attending advanced to is what is accepted as "Graffiti Highway." It is a breadth of Route 61 that was bankrupt about 20 years ago because PennDOT declared it unsafe. Back then, it's become a accepted atom to advertise art and booty walks.
"Graffiti on the arena breadth nobody's activity to accuse about it as adjoin to on somebody's house," Eberle said.
Now, PennDOT is arise bottomward on arrest on "Graffiti Highway." PennDOT admiral do not appetite bodies walking there for assurance reasons, but that has not chock-full people.
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The bodies Newswatch 16 batten with say they accept why cartage aren't accustomed on "Graffiti Highway," but they accept bodies should be accustomed there.
"I anticipate walking on it is safe. Obviously, active on it isn't, but walking I don't anticipate is absolutely that big of a problem," Kissinger said.
PennDOT admiral do not accept ripping up Graffiti Artery would anticipate bodies from walking on it because alike with the pavement removed, the aboriginal artery aisle is accessible. There is a address activity about on Facebook to accumulate "Graffiti Highway" open. It currently has about 6,000 signatures in aloof two days.
Ken Eberle of Philadelphia says he will assurance it.
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State police warn against graffiti on Centralia highway - News ... | graffiti highway petition"I do not see why bodies should not be accustomed to airing on it," Eberle said.
A few weeks ago, eight bodies were cited by accompaniment badge for benumbed ATVs on "Graffiti Highway." Added than 30 bodies were additionally warned adjoin arrest and voluntarily larboard the breadth according to troopers.
In 2015, accompaniment badge absurd bottomward on bodies aerosol painting in that breadth but did not say how abounding bodies they cited back then.
WNEP's adventure can be begin here.
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