Motorists in Northampton County should prepare for lane restrictions and traffic delays as PennDOT crews conduct maintenance and inspection work across numerous roadways from Monday, Nov. 10 through Thursday, Nov. 20.
The work includes crack sealing, bridge inspections, roadway reflector installation, and brush cutting at more than two dozen locations throughout the county. Most projects will cause lane restrictions with flagging operations during daytime hours, typically between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Work begins Monday, Nov. 10, with crack sealing operations on Route 378 in Lower Saucon Township between Puggy Lane and Black River Road, Bingen Road in Lower Saucon Township, South Main Street in Lower Mount Bethel Township, and Route 248/Lehigh Drive in Lehigh Township. Crews will also install roadway reflectors on southbound Route 33 in Palmer and Plainfield townships.
On Nov. 12 and Nov. 13, maintenance forces will conduct crack sealing on South 25th Street and Morgan Hill Road in Williams Township, Jacktown Road spanning Lower Mount Bethel and Washington townships, and sections of Route 248/Lehigh Drive in Lehigh and Bushkill townships. Additional work will continue on southbound Route 33 for reflector installation.
Bridge inspectors will conduct inspections on Route 33 between Freemansburg Avenue and I-78 in Easton, with lane restrictions in both directions from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Nov. 14. Additional inspections on Route 33 in Bethlehem Township will restrict the southbound lanes from 8 a.m. to noon and northbound lanes from noon to 3 p.m.
Crack sealing work on Nov. 14 will affect Hope Road, Farmersville Road, Easton Avenue in Bethlehem Township, Freemansburg Avenue in Palmer Township, and Mount Pleasant Road in Lower Mount Bethel Township. Brush cutting operations will also take place on Main Street in Stockertown Borough.
Additional maintenance work through Nov. 14 will affect Route 512/Moorestown Road in Bushkill Township and Route 329/Nor-Bath Boulevard in East Allen Township.
Nearly all projects are subject to rain delays.
Motorists can check road conditions by visiting www.511PA.com, which provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras 24 hours a day. The service is also available through a smartphone app for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following local alerts on X.
Generative AI was used to organize and structure road work information for this story, based on data provided by PennDOT. It was reviewed and edited by lehighvalleylive.com staff.
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