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Thursday's snow contributed to dozens of minor traffic accidents on Tri-State area roads, police and emergency services spokespersons said. Officials in Berkeley County, W.Va., reported nearly 60 accidents between 2 p.m. and late Thursday. Most of those in Berkeley County and in Franklin County, Pa., occurred on Interstate 81, officials said. An emergency services spokesman in Chambersburg, Pa., said more than 20 accidents were reported in Franklin County since mid-afternoon.

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Crews on Tuesday morning began to demolish the water tower at Johnson Controls, the former Frick Co. in Waynesboro, Pa.

Crews with Minghini's General Contractors work on sidewalk ramp improvements in downtown Martinsburg, W.Va., this week. Crews are expected to complete the work at 48 locations in the city within a few weeks, according to City Engineer Michael Covell. The new ramps feature a nodule pad designed to help the visually impaired recognize the change in surface.

North Jonathan Street will be closed Tuesday between West Washington and West Franklin streets as crews continue to upgrade downtown traffic signals, according to officials. The block will be closed between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Crews will be installing conduit under the streets.

HAGERSTOWN -- City of Hagerstown Water Division crews were working to repair a water main break on Virginia Avenue and Bower Avenue on Wednesday morning. Customers could experience low pressure and some discoloration in the water, city officials advised. Crews hoped to have the water main fixed Wednesday afternoon. View Larger Map

Summit Avenue in Hagerstown will be closed today between Washington and Antietam streets so crews can upgrade traffic signals between 6 a.m. and 3 p.m. On Monday, Mulberry Street between East and Franklin streets will be closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., said Gary Street, project manager with contractor Lockheed Martin. Monday and Wednesday, the right lane of Franklin Street will be closed between Mulberry and Locust streets from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., he said. Crews will quit working Thursday at noon for the Independence Day holiday weekend.

Crews upgrading Hagerstown's downtown traffic signals expect to close Summit Avenue between Antietam Street and Washington Street this Tuesday, said Gary Street, the contractor's project manager. Whether the road is closed Tuesday depends on the weather, Street said. It would be shut down between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. There will be various lane closures along Franklin Street starting Tuesday and running through the weekend between Cannon Avenue and Jonathan Street, Street said.

Public Square work to resume Construction crews are expected to resume work on Public Square on Monday, said Assistant City Engineer Rodney Tissue. Crews stopped working in mid-January because they were waiting for stones to be finished for the planters in the southeast quadrant, Tissue said. Workers also didn't want to work through the colder months since materials could freeze, he said. The southeast quadrant by the Alexander House - the last quadrant to be renovated - is expected to be done by mid-April, Tissue said.

North Jonathan Street in Hagerstown will be closed between West Franklin and Church streets today so crews can upgrade traffic signals. Another stretch of North Jonathan Street between West Franklin and West Washington streets will be closed on Thursday, according to officials with contractor Lockheed Martin. Both roads will be closed between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Detours will be posted. Crews will be digging trenches to lay conduit for the signal upgrades, said Gary Street, Lockheed's project manager.