PennDOT maintenance forces will conduct road work at multiple locations across Northampton County from Tuesday, Feb. 17 through Friday, Feb. 20, with motorists advised to expect lane restrictions and possible delays.
The scheduled maintenance includes pothole patching, crack sealing and other road work at 15 locations throughout the county. All work will take place between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. on designated days, and rain may cause delays to the schedule.
Pothole patching operations will affect several major roadways. In Palmer Township, crews will patch 25th Street between Berger Road and Route 248 from Feb. 17 to Feb. 18, and Route 248 between Northampton Street and Newburg Road from Feb. 19 to Feb. 20. Both locations will have lane restrictions with flagging.
Additional pothole patching is scheduled for High Street in Nazareth Borough between Broad Street and Cherry Hill Road on Feb. 17, Main Street in Northampton Borough between 21st Street and Cherryville Road from Feb. 18 to Feb. 19, and Route 329 in East Allen Township between Airport Road and Seemsville Road on Feb. 20. All three locations will have lane restrictions with flagging.
Crack sealing work will take place on Airport Road in Hanover Township between Schoenersville Road and Mountain View Drive from Feb. 17 to Feb. 20, with lane restrictions and flagging in effect.
Other maintenance work is scheduled at multiple locations, including South Delaware Drive in Williams Township, Belvidere Road in Lower Mount Bethel Township, Church Road and Mill Road in Plainfield Township, South Main Street in Washington Township, Richmond Road in Forks Township, Tatamy Road in Palmer Township, and Main Street South in Stockertown Borough. Some locations will have lane restrictions while others will have no traffic restrictions.
Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. The service is free and available 24 hours a day, providing traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras. The 511PA service is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following local alerts on X.