Major traffic delays expected on Route 222 as lane and ramp close for weekend repairs

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Drivers on Route 222 could face major slowdowns this weekend as a lane and an entrance ramp close for bridge repairs.

PennDOT says the right lane of Route 222 North and the ramp from Route 772 to Route 222 North will close at 7 p.m. Friday near the Brownstown/Rothsville interchange in West Earl Township.

Traffic delays are expected throughout the work zone.

The closures will allow crews to continue concrete and expansion joint repairs on the Route 222 bridge over North Church Street.

Drivers who normally use the Route 772 ramp to Route 222 North will be detoured along Route 272 (Oregon Pike), Jake Landis Road and Butter Road.

How long will the closures last?

PennDOT says crews hope to pour concrete early Sunday morning and reopen the northbound right lane by 6 a.m. Monday, October 12.

However, if additional time is needed, work could continue until 6 a.m. Tuesday.

And more closures could be coming later this month.

PennDOT says crews will eventually move to the entrance ramp portion of the bridge, where two concrete supports need repairs.

That work could require closing the Route 772 ramp to Route 222 North for several days. The dates have not yet been announced.

The repairs are part of a larger 3.3-mile Route 222 improvement project through Manheim, Warwick and West Earl townships.

The project includes repaving, concrete repairs, guiderail improvements and updated road markings and signs.