Carbon County: Upcoming Road Work

County: Carbon

Municipality: Lower Towamensing Township

Road name: Route 209 / Interchange Road

Between: Monroe County Line and Preachers Camp Drive

Type of work: Paving

Work being done by: PennDOT Maintenance Forces

Type of restriction: Daytime

Restriction: Lane restrictions. Expect delays and please use caution driving through the work zone.

Start date: 10/21/24

Est completion date: 10/25/24

Restrictions in effect (time of day): 07:00 AM To 03:00 PM

Will rain cause delays? Yes

County: Carbon

Municipality: Palmerton Borough

Road name: Delaware Avenue

Between: Route 248 and Little Gap Road

Type of work: Crack Sealing

Work being done by: PennDOT Maintenance Forces

Type of restriction: Daytime

Restriction: Lane restrictions. Expect delays and please use caution driving through the work zone.

Start date: 10/22/24

Est completion date: 10/25/24

Restrictions in effect (time of day): 07:00 AM To 03:00 PM

Will rain cause delays? No

County: Carbon

Municipality: Kidder Township

Road name: Interstate 80

Between: Exit 274 (PA 534) and Exit 284 (PA 115)

Type of work: Litter Removal

Work being done by: PennDOT Maintenance Forces

Type of restriction: Daytime

Restriction: Lane restriction. Expect delays and please use caution driving through the work zone.

Start date: 10/21/24

Est completion date: 10/25/24

Restrictions in effect (time of day): 07:00 AM To 03:00 PM

Will rain cause delays? No

County: Carbon

Municipality: East Side Borough

Road name: River Road

Between: Interstate 80 and Kunkle Rd

Type of work: Bridge Repair

Work being done by: PennDOT Maintenance Forces

Type of restriction: Daytime

Restriction: Lane restrictions. Expect delays and please use caution driving through the work zone.

Start date: 10/21/24

Est completion date: 10/25/24

Restrictions in effect (time of day): 07:00 AM To 03:00 PM

Will rain cause delays? Yes

Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following local alerts on X.

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Information about infrastructure in District 5, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D5Results. Find PennDOT's planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.

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MEDIA CONTACT: Ron Young, 610-871-4555, [email protected].

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