County:\u00a0Lebanon
\nMunicipality:\u00a0East Hanover Township
\nState Route:\u00a0Route 22
\nLocal Name:\u00a0Allentown Boulevard
\nProject Type:\u00a0Bridge Rehabilitation
\nMPMS Number:\u00a0119212
\nProposed Construction Start:\u00a0 September 2026
\nProposed Construction End:\u00a0 August 2027
\nLast Updated:\u00a0March 2026<\/p>\n
The project includes the bridge rehabilitation of Route 22 bridge (Allentown Boulevard) over Reeds Creek in East Hanover Township, Lebanon County. The purpose of this project is to provide a continued safe and efficient crossing on Route 22 over Reeds Creek.<\/p>\n
Within the project area, Route 22 consists of four lanes of traffic and two left turn lanes.\u00a0 The project is located in a rural setting on level terrain and is classified as a Rural Minor Arterial. The land use surrounding the roadway is predominantly wooded areas and agricultural properties. The roadway within the project limits has a posted speed limit of 55 miles per hour and an average daily traffic volume of 9,397 vehicles per day.<\/p>\n
The existing structure was built in 1946 and is a single-span reinforced concrete closed spandrel arch under fill. The bridge length is 40\u2019-0\u201d and has an out-to-out width of 78\u2019-0\u201d.<\/p>\n
The project involves rehabilitation of the structure including repairs to the existing headwalls. Minor roadway repair work will also be included as part of the project. The horizontal and vertical geometries of the roadway will not be changed.<\/p>\n
Route 22 will not be detoured during construction. Construction is anticipated to be accomplished using staged temporary traffic control for Route 22.<\/p>\n
The project is currently in design, and construction is expected to take approximately 4 months at this site.\u00a0 The exact construction timeline is not currently known, but construction is currently anticipated to begin in the Fall of 2026 or Spring of 2027.<\/p>\n
The purpose of the plans display is to introduce the project and solicit public input, questions, or concerns regarding the project.\u200b<\/p>\n
\n Additional Project Information\n<\/p>\n
Project Description<\/p>\n
The project includes rehabilitation of the superstructure of the Route 22 bridge (Allentown Boulevard) over Reeds Creek in East Hanover Township, Lebanon County. The purpose of this project is to provide a continued safe and e%icient crossing on Route 22 over Reeds Creek.<\/p>\n
The project includes rehabilitation of the existing superstructure. Superstructure repairs include repairs to the existing headwalls. The horizontal and vertical geometries of the roadway will remain unchanged.<\/p>\n
Environmental<\/p>\n
The project is located in a rural setting. No bicycle or pedestrian facilities exist within project limits. Other environmental e%orts for the project include investigating historical, archeological, and aquatic resources as well as threatened and endangered species.<\/p>\n
Utilities<\/p>\n
There are no anticipated utilities impacts within the project limits. No utilities are anticipated to be relocated prior to construction.<\/p>\n
Right-of-way<\/p>\n
Permanent and\/or temporary right-of-way acquisitions are not anticipated for this project. Maintenance and Protection of Traffic Staged temporary traffic control will be implemented for the duration of construction for Route 22.<\/p>\n
Schedule and Cost<\/p>\n
Overall construction is anticipated to last approximately 4 months starting in the Fall of 2026 or Spring of 2027 at an estimated cost of $150,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"County:\u00a0Lebanon Municipality:\u00a0East Hanover Township State Route:\u00a0Route 22 Local Name:\u00a0Allentown Boulevard Project Type:\u00a0Bridge Rehabilitation MPMS Number:\u00a0119212 Proposed Construction Start:\u00a0…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9171,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[119,121,120],"class_list":["post-140240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-allentown","tag-allentown","tag-allentown-headlines","tag-allentown-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140240"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140240\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=140240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=140240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}