Lehigh County: Upcoming Work on State Roads

County: Lehigh

Municipality: Washington Township

Road name: Main Street

Between: Center St and Franklin Street

Type of work: Drainage

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: 1/2/24

Est completion date: 1/4/24

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

Will rain cause delays? Yes

County: Lehigh

Municipality: South Whitehall Township

Road name: Interstate 78

Between: Exit 54 (US 222) and Exit 55 (PA 29)

Type of work: Inspection

Work being done by: PennDOT Bridge Inspection Forces

Type of restriction: Daytime

Restriction: Lane restrictions eastbound between 9 AM and 12 PM. Lane restrictions westbound between 12 PM and 3 PM.

Expect delays and please use caution driving through the work zone.

Start date: 1/3/24

Est completion date: 1/3/24

Restrictions in effect (time of day): 09:00 AM To 03:00 PM

Will rain cause delays? Yes

County: Lehigh

Municipality: Upper Saucon Township

Road name: PA 309 North

Between: Vera Cruz Road and PA 309 / PA 145

Type of work: Inspection

Work being done by: PennDOT Bridge Inspection Forces

Type of restriction: Daytime

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

Start date: 1/16/24

Est completion date: 1/16/24

Restrictions in effect (time of day): 09:00 AM To 03:00 PM

Will rain cause delays? Yes

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County: Lehigh

Municipality: South Whitehall Township

Road name: Cedar Crest Boulevard

Between: Orefield Road and Walbert Avenue

Type of work: Inspection

Work being done by: PennDOT Bridge Inspection Forces

Type of restriction: Daytime

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

Start date: 1/8/24

Est completion date: 1/8/24

Restrictions in effect (time of day): 09:00 AM To 03:00 PM

Will rain cause delays? Yes

County: Lehigh

Municipality: Salisbury Township and City of Allentown

Road name: Interstate 78

Between: Exit 57 (Lehigh Street) and Exit 59 (To PA 145)

Type of work: Inspection

Work being done by: PennDOT Bridge Inspection Forces

Type of restriction: Daytime

Restriction: Lane restrictions westbound and interchange ramps on Tuesday, January 23 and Wednesday, January 24.

Lane restrictions eastbound and interchange ramps on Thursday, January 25.

Expect delays and please use caution driving through the work zone.

Start date: 1/23/24

Est completion date: 1/25/24

Restrictions in effect (time of day): 09:00 AM To 03:00 PM

Will rain cause delays? Yes

A beam on the bridge was damaged when it was struck by a vehicle on November 1, 2023. A new beam is anticipated to be installed in the spring of 2024.

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.

Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Berks, Carbon. Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton, and Schuylkill counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District5.

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: Ronald J. Young, Jr., M.P.A., 610-871-4555, [email protected]

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