Motorists traveling through Northampton County will encounter significant lane restrictions and delays beginning Tuesday, as PennDOT begins more than a dozen maintenance and inspection projects across the region.
The work will affect major roadways including Route 22,. Additional work is planned for Routes 412, 248, and 378. A stretch of Interstate 78 is also targeted.
Most projects are scheduled to run during daytime hours from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Most of the work will be performed by PennDOT maintenance crews.
The most extensive project will take place on Interstate 78 between Exit 71 and Exit 75, where PennDOT contractors will perform concrete patching work from Tuesday through Saturday. This project differs from others as it will operate during nighttime hours from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m., with eastbound lane restrictions expected.
Several municipalities will be affected by the road work. In Lower Saucon Township, Route 412 will experience lane restrictions with flagging between the Bucks County line and Polk Valley Road on Tuesday, then again from Wednesday through Thursday. Bethlehem Township will see work on Farmersville Road and William Penn Highway on various dates.
Additional work is planned for Route 248 in Moore Township from Wednesday through Friday, and in Walnutport and Lehigh Township starting Tuesday. Pothole patching will take place on Route 248/Lehigh Drive in Walnutport between Timberline Drive and the Carbon County line from Tuesday through Friday
Bridge inspections are scheduled for three locations: Route 22 East in Bethlehem Township on Tuesday, Route 33 South in Stockertown on Wednesday, and Route 611/South Delaware Drive in Lower Mount Bethel Township on Thursday.
Weather may impact most of the scheduled work, as rain could cause delays for all projects except the Interstate 78 construction. PennDOT advises motorists to expect delays and use caution when driving through work zones.
Drivers can monitor current road conditions through 511PA, a free service available 24 hours a day that provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras. The service is accessible at www.511PA.com, through smartphone applications for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following local alerts on X.
Residents can subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton, and Schuylkill counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District5.
Generative AI was used to organize and structure this story, based on data provided by PennDOT. It was reviewed and edited by lehighvalleylive.com staff.
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