{"id":174779,"date":"2026-04-24T11:25:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T11:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/174779\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T11:25:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T11:25:11","slug":"what-will-penndot-work-on-in-the-lehigh-valley-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/174779\/","title":{"rendered":"What will PennDOT work on in the Lehigh Valley in 2026?"},"content":{"rendered":"

PennDOT will be busy in the Lehigh Valley during the 2026 construction season, working on the Hill to Hill Bridge<\/a>, Interstate 78, Route 33 and Route 309, among others.<\/p>\n

PennDOT District 5, which includes the Valley, will improve more than 197 miles of road and 77 bridges, the agency announced Thursday. The total investment in the six-county area is more than $1.2 billion.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur district continues to address critical infrastructure needs of this growing region,\u201d PennDOT Engineering District 5 Executive Chris Kufro said. \u201cThese projects will not only upkeep the roads and bridges but also keep them safe for the many drivers who use them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some of more notable projects that will begin or continue this year include:<\/p>\n

In multiple counties<\/p>\n

\u2022 Rehabilitating the Route 378 Hill to Hill Bridge over Norfolk Southern Railroad, city streets, Delaware & Lehigh Trail, and the Lehigh River in Bethlehem, about $74 million. The project will include adding a new parallel span along the southern half of the bridge for northbound traffic to help alleviate traffic congestion.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Replacing the Route 329 Cementon Bridge<\/a> over the Lehigh River in Whitehall Township and Northampton, $21.7 million.<\/p>\n

\"MotoristsMotorists use the new Cementon Bridge over the Lehigh River between Northampton and Whitehall Township on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. The 585-foot-long concrete span, which has been under construction since March 2023, opened to traffic Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. The old bridge, right, still needs to be removed. (Scott M. Nagy\/Special to The Morning Call)
\nLehigh County<\/p>\n

\u2022 Intersection improvements on Mauch Chunk Road in South Whitehall Township, $1.7 million.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Resurfacing Fullerton Avenue from Tilghman Street to Bridge Street in Whitehall Township, about $2 million.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Resurfacing Route 309 from Walbert Avenue to Shankweiler Road in North and South Whitehall townships, $18.2 million.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Safety improvements on Route 29 from Buckeye Road to Route 100 in Upper Milford Township, $10.5 million.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Resurfacing Route 378 in Bethlehem, around $5.5 million.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Reconstructing Route 309 at Tilghman Street interchange<\/a> in South Whitehall Township, $86.47 million.<\/p>\n

\"TrafficTraffic moves among construction Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, near the interchange of Route 309 and Tilghman Street in South Whitehall Township. (April Gamiz\/The Morning Call)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Improving I-78, including patching, milling, paving, safety barrier and drainage improvements in Allentown and Salisbury and Upper Saucon townships, $37.8 million.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Intersection and road improvements on Race Street in Catasauqua, $10.2 million.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Intersection and road improvements on Route 145 in Allentown, $7.36 million.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Traffic signal improvements on Route 29 in Salisbury Township, $3.8 million.<\/p>\n

Northampton County<\/p>\n

\u2022 Resurfacing Route 248 from 25th Street to Route 611 in Easton, Wilson and Palmer Township, about $4 million.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Realigning the Freemansburg Avenue intersection with Farmersville Road in Bethlehem Township, about $5 million.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Resurfacing Route 611 from Route 512 to the Monroe County line in Portland and Upper Mount Bethel Township, $2.9 million.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Replacing the Route 33 north and south bridges over Bushkill Creek in Palmer Township and Stockertown, $23.2 million.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Route 248 realignment in Bath, $5.42 million.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Replacing the Hecktown Road bridge over Route 22 in Bethlehem Township, $4.7 million.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Replacing the Farmersville Road bridge over Route 22 in Bethlehem Township, $4.34 million.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Route 611 Delaware Canal retaining wall replacement in Williams Township, $4.1 million.<\/p>\n

Other notable area projects<\/p>\n

\u2022 Route 222 widening from Schaeffer Road to the Kutztown Bypass in Richmond, Maidencreek and Maxatawny townships, Berks County, about $83 million.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Route 222 at Long Lane roundabout installation in Maxatawny Township, Berks County, $9 million.<\/p>\n

\"ConstructionConstruction has begun on the roundabout at Route 222 and Long Lane in Maxatawny Township. (BILL UHRICH\/READING EAGLE)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Replacing the I-78 Bridge over Maiden Creek and Route 143 in Greenwich Township, Berks County, $120 million.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Improving I-78 including patching, milling, and paving in Tilden and Upper Bern townships, Berks County, $21.98 million.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Safety improvements and resurfacing on Route 33 in Hamilton Township, Monroe County, about $13.2 million.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Reconstructing I-80 around exit 303, Stroud Township, Monroe County, est. $217 million.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Replacing the I-80 Bridge over the Lehigh River in East Side, Carbon County, and White Haven, Luzerne County, $120 million.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Realigning and reconstructing the Exit 308\/Prospect Street interchange on I-80 in East Stroudsburg, Monroe County, $93.8 million.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Reconstruction and safety improvements on Route 61 between Frackville and St. Clair, Schuylkill County, $115 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PennDOT will be busy in the Lehigh Valley during the 2026 construction season, working on the Hill to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":174780,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[119,121,120,433,157,182,139,434,3431,28,432,2155],"class_list":{"0":"post-174779","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-allentown","8":"tag-allentown","9":"tag-allentown-headlines","10":"tag-allentown-news","11":"tag-lehigh-county","12":"tag-lehigh-valley","13":"tag-local-news","14":"tag-news","15":"tag-northampton-county","16":"tag-penndot","17":"tag-pennsylvania","18":"tag-top-stories-tmc","19":"tag-transportation"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174779","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=174779"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174779\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/174780"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=174779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=174779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}