PennDOT maintenance crews will begin road work at multiple locations across Lehigh County starting Monday, Nov. 24, with projects including bridge repairs, crack sealing and brush cutting scheduled through Wednesday, Nov. 26.
The work will affect 18 roads in nine municipalities, with most operations taking place between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. on weekdays. None of the scheduled projects are expected to be delayed by rain.
Bridge repair work will take place on Route 29 in Upper Milford Township between the Berks County line and Powder Valley Road from Nov. 24 through Nov. 26. The project will not require traffic restrictions.
Several crack sealing projects will create lane restrictions with flagging on Indian Creek Road/Mountain Road in Upper Milford Township on Nov. 24, Walnut Street in Macungie Borough on Nov. 25, and Macungie Mountain Road in Lower Macungie Township on Nov. 26.
Additional crack sealing work requiring lane restrictions will occur on multiple roads in Upper Macungie Township, including Route 222 between Routes 863 and 100, Mertztown Road, Brookdale Road and Butz Road. Similar work is scheduled for Sell Road in Heidelberg Township, Werleys Corner Road in Lowhill Township, and Oriole Road/Long Court in Heidelberg Township.
Milling operations will cause lane shifting on Route 309 in Upper Saucon Township between Center Valley Parkway and Interstate 78, and on PA 145 South between Oakhurst Drive and I-78, both on Nov. 24.
Brush cutting projects are scheduled for Church Street/Park Avenue in Washington Township and U.S. 222 in Upper Macungie Township, with the latter requiring no traffic restrictions.
PennDOT maintenance forces will perform unspecified work on Palm Road/Limeport Pike in Lower Milford Township on Nov. 24 and Lower Macungie Road in Lower Macungie Township from Nov. 25 through Nov. 26.
Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. The free service, available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras. The service is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following local alerts on X.
Generative AI was used to organize and draft this story based on data provided by PennDOT. It was reviewed and edited by lehighvalleylive.com staff.
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