Roadwork impacting your region
Gearing up for the holiday season?
Wondering when those packages are going to arrive?
Planning to get all of your shipments out on time?
We are here to help you with an overview of the roadwork affecting your region!
Lehigh Valley
Great news! The work on I-78 that has been slowing down your trucks between Berks and Northampton Counties will be placed on hold for the holiday season and resume in Spring 2018. When the work resumes, both east and west bound lanes will be milled and will receive concrete and bituminous patches with new pavement markings.
Work at Exit 40 on I-78, which includes replacing the PA 737 overpass and realigning the intersection of PA 737 and Zettlemoyer Road, will continue with no long-term lane restrictions. Any work that will restrict lanes will be completed during off-peak hours.
An auxiliary lane will be added to I-78 between exits 49 (Route 100) and 54 (US 222). This lane will alleviate congestion in a heavy merging area. You may anticipate nighttime lane restrictions from – 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. – until the project is completed in May 2018.
On US 22, construction continues at the Fullerton Avenue interchange. This work also includes reconstructing the US 22 east and west bridges over the Lehigh River. US 22 east and west traffic is expected to be shifted onto the new US 22 east bridge over the Lehigh River in December 2017. Two lanes of traffic on US 22 east and west will be maintained at peak times, with restrictions on US 22 limited to between the hours of 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. This $64.7 million project will be completed in August 2019.
Central PA
I-81 will be affected by a project to improve the highway between exits 124 (PA 61) and 131 (PA 54) that includes milling, paving, and new line painting. I-81 north and south will be reduced to a single lane from 6 a.m. on Mondays through 6 a.m. on Fridays. All lanes will be open on I-81 north and south from 6 a.m. each Friday through 6 a.m. each Monday. This project is expected to be completed in July 2018.
Plans are in the works to alleviate congestion at the I-83 exit 4 Interchange. This project is currently proposing a tight diamond interchange configuration or a diverging diamond interchange. Construction is expected to start in April 2018 and be completed in Fall 2019.
A traffic study has been completed to create a master plan for the I-83 section from the New Cumberland Interchange (Exit 40B) to the junction with I-81 (Exit 51), a distance of approximately 11 miles. This plan will focus on deteriorating roadway conditions, adding capacity, and realigning the geometry of the roadways to create a fast but safe highway system. Although some work on this plan has commenced, you may expect construction to be ongoing until 2022.
Philadelphia / Southern New Jersey
PennDOT is actively working on projects that will reconstruct, widen and improve approximately eight miles of I-95 between Interstate 676 and Cottman Avenue, north of Center City Philadelphia, over the next decade.
Here are a few of the notable projects that will be completed:
– Reconstruct and widen 1.4 miles of I-95 between the Cottman Avenue and Bridge Street interchanges
– Reconstruct and widen 1.7 miles of I-95 from the bridge over Margaret Street to the bridge over Levick Street
– Reconstruct and widen approximately one mile of I-95 from the Bridge Street Interchange through the Betsy Ross Bridge Interchange
– Reconstruct and widen 1.5 miles of I-95 from just south of the Betsy Ross Bridge Interchange to Ann Street, including reconstruction and reconfiguration of the Allegheny/Castor Avenue Interchange.
– Reconstruct and widen three miles of I-95 between the I-676 and Allegheny Avenue interchanges, including the Girard Avenue Interchange.
In New Jersey, work will continue on the Route 676 Bridges over North Branch of Newton Creek with a Bridge Superstructure Replacement that is expected to be completed by May 2019.
Lee & Associates of Eastern Pennsylvania wishes everyone safe travels and a happy holiday season!
Source: Google Earth, Google Maps, penndot.gov