Motorists traveling on Interstate 78 East in Lehigh County will face nighttime lane restrictions due to upcoming construction work scheduled for early November, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation says.
The lane restrictions will be in effect between Exit 57 (Lehigh Street) and Exit 60 (Route 309), impacting the City of Allentown, Salisbury, and Upper Saucon Townships.
A PennDOT contractor will be performing the construction work from Sunday through Friday. The restrictions will be in place nightly from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., and motorists should expect delays and use caution when driving through the work zone.
Officials note that weather conditions could affect the project timeline, as rain may cause delays.
Drivers can check current road conditions by visiting www.511PA.com. The free service operates 24 hours a day and provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras. The 511PA service is also accessible through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following local alerts on X.
For more information about infrastructure in the region, residents can visit www.penndot.pa.gov/D5Results. Details about PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects are available at www.projects.penndot.gov.
Motorists can also subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts for Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton, and Schuylkill counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District5.
Generative AI was used to organize information for this story, based on data provided by PennDOT. It was reviewed and edited by lehighvalleylive.com staff.
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