Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
07/25/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/25/2024 16:03
Lane Restrictions, Rolling Stop Next Thursday Night on SB Route 222 at Route 30/Route 222 Interchange Improvement Project in Lancaster County
Lane Restrictions, Rolling Stop Next Thursday Night on SB Route 222 at Route 30/Route 222 Interchange Improvement Project in Lancaster County
07/25/2024
Contractor to remove overhead sign structure at the Eden Road bridge
Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that alternating left and right lane restrictions, followed by a rolling stop, will be in place next Thursday night, August 1, on southbound Route 222 at the Route 30/Route 222 Interchange Improvement Project in Lancaster County. These traffic restrictions will be in place so a contractor can remove an overhead sign structure at the Eden Road bridge spanning southbound Route 222 just north of Route 30.
Weather permitting, at approximately 9:00 PM Thursday, August 1, alternating left and right lane closures will be implemented on southbound Route 222 approaching the Eden Road bridge so the contractor can connect straps that will be used by a crane to lift the sign structure. The left lane will be closed first, followed by the right lane. Only one lane will be closed at a time during this part of the work.
After this preliminary work is completed, there will be a rolling stop of up to 15 minutes so a crane situated in the median of Route 222 will lift the sign structure and place it in the median.
This work is expected to be completed by 6:00 AM Friday, August 2.
Motorists should be alert and drive with caution through the work zone.
This project includes improvements at the Route 222/Route 30 Interchange and reconstructing Route 222 from the interchange north approximately one mile near Stoner Park, which is just south of the Landis Valley Road bridge spanning the highway.
Work on the north side of the interchange includes constructing a second lane on the southbound Route 222 ramp to westbound Route 30 that will tie into the existing northbound Route 272 (Oregon Pike) exit ramp. A third lane will be added from the westbound Route 30 ramp to northbound Route 222 while extending this lane to the existing westbound Route 30 third lane approaching Oregon Pike (Route 272).
Work on the south side of the interchange includes constructing a second ramp lane from eastbound Route 30 to northbound Route 222. The new ramp lane will tie into the existing Route 30 travel lane (right lane), giving drivers using the right lane of eastbound Route 30 the option to continue east or exit to northbound Route 222.
Route 222 will be converted from four lanes to six lanes from the interchange to the north end of the project limits.
Additionally, the two bridges carrying Route 222 ramps over Route 30 will be replaced, with the northbound Route 222 bridge being widened to two lanes. The Eden Road bridge spanning Route 222 north of the interchange will remain in place. Route 222 under the bridge will be lowered to increase clearance under the bridge.
This project is expected to be completed by September 3, 2027.
JD Eckman, Inc., of Atglen, PA, is the contractor on this $72,173,900 project.
For more information about this project, go to US222/US30 Interchange Improvement (pa.gov).
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Media Contact: Dave Thompson, [email protected], 717-418-5018
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