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PennDOT Roadwork Starting Aug. 20

PennDOT announces its roadwork schedule for Lehigh County during the week of Aug. 20.

Upper Macungie Township:

Schantz Road between US 222 AND PA 100. Brush cutting work. Mobile operation, slow on shoulders. Watch for stopped vehicles and use caution when traveling through work area. START DATE: 08/20/2012  Est. Completion Date: 08/22/2012 Restrictions in effect 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Breinigsville Road between US 222 and Brookdale Road. Brush Cutting. Lane restriction with flagging. Watch for stopped vehicles and use caution when traveling through work area. START DATE: 08/23/2012  Est. Completion Date: 08/23/2012 Restrictions in effect 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Lynn Township:

PA 863 between PA 143 anf Kistler Valley Road. Type of Work: Shoulder Work/Widening Work. Lane restriction with flagging. Watch for stopped vehicles and use caution when traveling through work area. START DATE: 08/21/2012  Est. Completion Date: 08/22/2012. Restrictions in effect: 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Allemaengel Road between PA 863 AND PA 143. Shoulder Work/Widening Work. Lane restriction with flagging. Watch for stopped vehicles and use caution when traveling through work area. START DATE: 08/23/2012  Est. Completion Date: 08/23/2012. Restrictions in effect 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

Donats Peak Road between PA 143 and Kistler Valley Road. Shoulder Work/Widening Work. Lane restriction with flagging. Watch for stopped vehicles and use caution when traveling through work area. START DATE: 08/24/2012  Est. Completion Date: 08/24/2012. Restrictions in effect 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.   

Catasauqua Boro

Race Street between Lehigh Street and Front Street. Bridge Repair. Lane restriction with flagging. Watch for stopped vehicles and use caution when traveling through work area. START DATE: 08/20/2012  Est. Completion Date: 08/24/2012. Restrictions in effect 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Lower Macungie Township:

Weilers/Hilltop/Mertztown roads between Butz Road and Berks County Line. Brush Cutting Work. Lane restriction with flagging. Watch for stopped vehicles and use caution when traveling through work area. START DATE: 08/24/2012  Est. Completion Date: 08/24/2012. Restrictions in effect 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

North Whitehall/Heidelberg Township:

Church Road/Park Avenue betweeb Irvan Road and PA 873. Milling and Paving Lane restriction with flagging. Watch for stopped vehicles and use caution when traveling through work area. START DATE: 08/20/2012  Est. Completion Date: 08/24/2012. Restrictions in effect 7 a.m to 3 p.m.

Lowhill/Weisenberg Township:

Kistler/Lyon Valley Road between PA 863 AND PA 100. Shoulder Work/Widening Work. Lane restriction with flagging. Watch for stopped vehicles and use caution when traveling through work area. START DATE: 08/20/2012  Est. Completion Date: 08/20/2012. Restrictions in effect 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Interstate 78:

Allentown:

Interstate 78 between Exit 49 (PA 100) and Northampton County. Sweeping Work. Lane restrictions in both directions. Shoulder with no restrictions. Watch for stopped vehicles and use caution when traveling through work area. START DATE: 08/20/2012  Est. Completion Date: 08/23/2012. Restrictions in effect 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Route 22:

Whitehall Township:

SR 145 AND Airport Road. Inspection. Lane restriction in both directions. Watch for stopped vehicles and use caution when traveling through work area. START DATE: 08/20/2012 Est. Completion Date: 08/21/2012
Restrictions in effect: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

PA 145 between Fairmont Avenue and Grape Street. Nighttime lane restrictions on PA 145 north and south (no restrictions in this area from 6 a.m. Fridays through 10 p.m. Mondays). Motorists should expect delays or seek alternate routes. Please use caution driving through the work zone. Work is part of a $13.8 million project that began in April to reconstruct the interchange of PA 145 and US 22. All work on this project is expected to be complete in December 2013. For more information on the project, visit the project website at www.145-22int.com.
START DATE: 08/20/2012 Est. Completion Date: 09/07/2012
Restrictions in effect 10 p.m. To 6 a.m.


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