Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

08/05/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/05/2024 09:10

Ramp Closure Tonight, Tomorrow Night, at Pavement Preservation Project on Route 222 in Lancaster County

Ramp Closure Tonight, Tomorrow Night, at Pavement Preservation Project on Route 222 in Lancaster County

08/05/2024

NB Route 222 off-ramp at Route 772 Exit to be closed; Traffic to be detoured to Ephrata/Route 322

Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that a ramp closure is scheduled for tonight and tomorrow night at the 3.3-mile pavement preservation project on Route 222 in Manheim, Warwick, and West Earl townships, Lancaster County. The contractor will be performing concrete saw cutting to prepare for concrete repairs on the northbound Route 222 off-ramp at the Brownstown/Rothsville/Route 772 exit in West Earl Township.

Weather permitting, the northbound Route 222 off-ramp at the Brownstown/Rothsville/Route 772 exit will be closed from approximately 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM tonight Monday, August 5, and tomorrow night, Tuesday, August 6. performed.

A detour will be in place. Northbound traffic should continue north to the Ephrata/Route 322 exit, then return south on Route 222 to the Brownstown/Rothsville/Route 772 exit.

Concrete repairs in the northbound lanes of Route 222 will continue nightly. This will require nighttime right lane restrictions.

This project consists of bituminous resurfacing, full-width milling, base repair, concrete patching, guide rail updates, line painting, and sign updates on northbound and southbound Route 222 from the Bushong Road overhead bridge to the Pool Road overhead bridge.

Work in the northbound direction, including the northbound ramps at the Route 772 Interchange, is expected to be completed this year. Work in the southbound direction, including the southbound ramps at the interchange, is expected to be completed next year.

Motorists should be alert and drive with caution through the work zone.

New Enterprise Stone and Lime Company, Inc., of New Enterprise, PA, is the contractor on this $8,486,591 project.

All work is expected to be completed October 20, 2025.

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Media Contact: Dave Thompson, [email protected], 717-418-5018

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