WXVU MAIN LINE NEWS MINUTE FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 31

By: Gabriella Raful 

PECO plans to start installing a gas main installation on Conestoga Road at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Nov 9, PennDOT announced Friday. Conestoga Road between Mill Road and Ithan Avenue will be closed from 9 a.m through 3pm weekdays until Monday, Jan. 9. During the closure, drivers will be directed to Route 320, also known as Sproul Road, U.S. 30 which is Lancaster Avenue, and County Line Road. Local access will be maintained up to the work zone. Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling near the work area because backups and delays will occur.

In other news, dozens of people attended a special dinner in Berks County that benefitted the visually impaired. The Berkshire Country Club, in Berks Township, hosted the “Dine in the Dark” event on Thursday night. Diners were blindfolded so they experienced what it was like to maneuver a meal without their vision. Proceeds from the event went to the Vision Resource Center of Berks County and the Kutztown University Visual Impairment Program. “It’s just a small snippet of what someone with vision loss goes through,” Lori Schermerhorn, president and CEO of the Vision Resource Center of Berks County, told WFMZ-TV.