Expect Traffic Delays on Route 22 This Weekend

Beams will be set this weekend on the new Route 145 bridge over Route 22, PennDOT says.

Expect lane restrictions and traffic stoppages this weekend in the area of the Route 22 interchange with Route 145/MacArthur Road, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation says. The restrictions will allow workers to safely set beams for the new bridge over Route 22. According to PennDOT: Motorists are urged to use caution when driving through the work zones. The $13.8 million project, designed to improve traffic flow on Routes 22 and 145, began in May 2012. PennDOT says 87,000 vehicles travel Route 22 each day, while 38,000 vehicles travel Route 145/MacArthur Road every day. As part of the project, the cloverleaf interchange is being replaced with a diamond interchange to eliminate the current merging patterns. Also, the bridge over …

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Mary Ellen Alu

4:06 pm on Wednesday, April 10, 2013

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Route 22 Road Work Gets in Gear Sunday

PennDOT to resume $7.1 million rehab project on highway between Easton and Palmer Township.

PennDOT is scheduled to resume its rehabilitation of Route 22 in Easton, Wilson and Palmer Township this weekend. The $7.1 million project should begin again Sunday evening, with lane restrictions Sunday nights through Thursday mornings between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. Drivers should expect delays. The state is patching, milling and repaving the road between the Fourth Street and 25th Street exits. PennDOT spokesman Sean Brown said the project—which also includes new guiderails, signs and other safety upgrades—should wrap up in July. Look for a list of PennDOT roadwork projects in the region on Monday.

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Meco Traffic Light Work Wraps Up

Forks Township engineer expects work at Meco Road intersection to be finished this week.

Work on the Meco Road traffic signal is nearing completion. The Forks Township Board of Supervisors received an update from Township Engineer Scott Muller at the board's recent meeting that the work was expected to be completed this week. "The widening is done. Now we have to do the curbing and paving," Muller said. "Then the traffic signals will be on blink for a little while." The light at the busy intersection, which connects with Sullivan Trail, was planned almost a decade ago. Workers have been widening the road, installing the lights and adding turn lanes and curbing over the past three months. Despite traffic delays, Muller said the project "has gone off with much less hitches than anticipated." Township Supervisor David Billings …

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Five Things to Know This Week, July 8-14

A Route 22 highway rehabilitation project starts Monday in Palmer Township, and Forks Township will hold its second Sounds of Summer Concert Wednesday.

What was the name of that Stevie Wonder album? Try "Hotter than July." And now that the Fourth of July festivities are over, it's time to really get intense over summer. We're talking extreme heat and last Saturday's 99-degree weather should be a sign of things to come for the rest of the week. Luckily, at least for a short period, the weather is going to be a little cooler. So enjoy the break. So here is the latest addition of Five Things to Know this week. Our weekly feature every Monday takes a look at what's ahead of us for the week. Now that the weekend is in our rear-view mirror, we can get ready for news and information that might make your week a little lighter and brighter. 1. After canceling last week's meeting, the Palmer …

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PennDOT Road Work Starting July 2

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More Roadwork for Forks

PennDOT plans one-day project for Richmond Road in Forks Township.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has announced roadwork for Richmond Road starting Thursday in Forks Township. PennDOT said work will be done on Richmond Road between Knox Avenue and Uhler Road by a PennDOT contractor. The work, which will be restricted to daytime, involves a lane restriction with flagging for oil and chip work. The work is scheduled from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is expected to be completed by the end of Thursday, PennDOT said. Meanwhile, the agency also announced work for Keystone Street/Iron Street/Lehigh Drive between Freemansburg Avenue and the end of the expressway. That daytime work by a PennDOT contractor also calls for a lane restriction with flagging for oil and chip work. The work will begin Friday from …

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PennDOT Roadwork Starting June 24

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PennDOT Road Work Starting June 18

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  PennDOT announced a traffic switch originally scheduled for June 15 will occur Monday, June 18 at the Cedar Crest Boulevard Bridge over Cedar Creek in South Whitehall Township. Traffic has been on the western side of the Bridge since March 8, and will be switched to the newly rehabilitated eastern side on Monday. Motorists should be alert for brief traffic stoppages Monday between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. The traffic switch is necessary to allow rehabilitation work to continue on the western side of the Bridge. This bridge rehabilitation project includes replacing the superstructure (deck and beams) on the structurally deficient single span, concrete box beam bridge. During construction, Cedar Crest Boulevard remains open with one …

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PennDOT Road Work Starting June 11

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Signal Work on Meco Causes Delays on Sullivan Trail

PennDOT warns motorists that work on the new traffic signal at Meco Road intersection in Forks Township will cause delays through June.

You may have been stuck in the gridlock on as construction crews worked on Meco Road as it connects with Sullivan Trail. Chances are you might be stuck in it for some time. Forks Township officials said the much-anticipated traffic signal at that intersection is nearing completion. Public Works Director Mark Roberts updated supervisors on the project at their meeting Thursday night. He said the widening of Sullivan Trail in that stretch is now happening for the traffic signal. "We've had some traffic control issues," Roberts said. "We're going to have to bear with it." The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is warning motorists about delays from work on that intersection lasting through June 30. The agency said the work, which is …

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