Road work this week
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announces the following road work this week, but be advised that road work schedules may change as needed during COVID-19 mitigation or due to changes in the weather:
Carbon County
• Kidder Township: Interstate 80 East road sign work between Exit 274 and Exit 277, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; I-80 West road sign work between Exit 284 and Exit 277, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.
• Franklin Township: Route 209 shoulder restrictions for road sign work between Cherry Hill Road and Wagner Street, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Friday.
• Penn Forest Township: Route 903 road sign work between Butternut Road and Danner Road, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.
• Banks Township: Cigar Plant Road drainage between Route 93 and Schuylkill County line, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.
Lehigh County
• South Whitehall Township: Route 22 West road sign work between Cedar Crest Boulevard and Route 309, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; Route 309 South road sign work between Ridgeview Drive and Route 22, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.
• Upper Macungie, South Whitehall Township and Allentown: Route 22 construction between I-78 and 15th Street, 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Tuesday through Friday.
• Upper Macungie Township: Route 22 East road sign work between I-78 and Tilghman Street, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; I-78 road sign work between Exit 49 (Route 100) and Exit 51 (Route 22), 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Tuesday through Friday.
• Upper Saucon Township: Lanark Road construction between Route 309 and Cumorah Avenue, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; Route 309 North construction between Route 378 and Camp Meeting Road, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.
• Allentown: Route 145 surveying between Emmaus Avenue and South 6th Street, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; I-78 shoulder restriction between Exit 60 (Route 309) and Exit 49 (Route 100), 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; I-78 shoulder restriction between Exit 60 (Route 309) and Exit 49 (Route 100), 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; Seventh Street/Route 145 road closure between Hamilton Street and Linden Street: Road will be closed and detoured for Highway Occupancy Permit work. Detour will utilize Linden Street, Ninth Street, and Hamilton Street. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday.
• Whitehall Township: Lehigh Street pothole patching between Route 145 and Fourth Street, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.
Monroe County
• Stroudsburg Borough: I-80 East lane restrictions for drilling work between Exit 305 (Main Street) and Exit 307, 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Tuesday through Friday.
• Stroudsburg Township: Cherry Lane Road lane restriction for mowing between Route 715 and Cherry Lane Road, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday and Friday; Cherry Lane Road lane restriction for edge line patching between Route 611 and Hallet Road, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday; Route 611 crack sealing between Delaware Water Gap and Route 191, 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Tuesday through Friday.
• Hamilton Township: Four-lane 209 pothole patching between Route 33 and Lesh Road, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday.
• Multiple townships: Route 33 North crack sealing between Northampton County line and Saylorsburg, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday.
Northampton County
• Lehigh Township: Blue Mountain Drive shoulder work/widening between Cashew Drive and Cork Road, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. began June 28 and will continue until Aug. 27; Walnut Drive shoulder work/widening between Cherry Hill Road and Elm Drive, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday and Friday.
Schuylkill County
• North Manheim Township, Route 61 pothole patching between Schuylkill Haven and Pottsville City, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.
• New Castle Township, Route 61 lane restriction between Frackville Borough and St. Clair Borough, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.