READING, Pa. – Berks County gave an update Friday on how restoration work is going on a Route 422 project.
Crews have been restoring and upgrading highway lighting on Route 422 along the West Shore Bypass.
In a news release Friday, the county said it has been working with PennDOT, Pagoda Electric, and Met-Ed.
Coordinated overnight repair work has brought light and improved visibility to a heavily traveled section of roadway that has faced challenges with outages and damaged infrastructure, the county said.
The county said the Lancaster Avenue Interchange is now better illuminated.
The county says it has, so far:
• Reinstalled and energized 12 light poles
• Replaced 27 damaged or missing luminaries
• Replaced 3 burned-out control boxes
• Repaired and reinstalled wiring in 3 pull boxes
• Relocated a pole on the eastbound Penn Street on-ramp to improve safety
• Installed nearly 1,000 feet of conduit and wiring to re-energize 50 lights
• Replaced 27 burned-out lights
“Teamwork has been key to these improvements,” said Bradley Reinert, Berks County Fleet Operations Manager.
“Although the corridor faces regular setbacks from weather and traffic incidents, we’re seeing major progress, and drivers can already see the difference—especially at key interchanges.”
The county says next steps for the project include:
• Replacing damaged conduit and wires, including triplex, along 422 West near the Lancaster Avenue Interchange
• Troubleshooting 31 poles currently without power
• Developing a plan to restore power to poles west of the Penn Avenue Interchange
• Replacing 4 foundations, poles, and bases along Route 12
• Running 650 feet of new conduit and wiring to re-energize 11 poles on Route 12
• Replacing 4 accident-damaged poles and 2 overpass poles on Route 12 near 422