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    Carbon County: Upcoming Road Work

    March 20, 2026

    County: Carbon
    Municipality: Bowmanstown Borough
    Road Name: Fireline Road
    Between: White Street and Ore Street
    Type Of Work: Tree Cutting/Removal
    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: 03/23/26
    Estimated End: 03/27/26
    In Effect (time of day): 07:00 AM To 03:00 PM
    Will rain cause delays? Yes


    County: Carbon
    Municipality: Kidder Township and East Side Borough
    Road Name: Interstate 80 West
    Between: Exit 293 (JCT I-380) and Exit 273 (PA 940 / PA 437)
    Type Of Work: Crack Sealing
    Work Being Done By: PennDOT Maintenance Forces
    Type Of Restriction: Daytime
    Restriction: Westbound lane restriction. Expect delays and please use caution driving through the work zone.
    Start: 03/23/26
    Estimated End: 03/27/26
    In Effect (time of day): 07:00 AM To 03:00 PM
    Will rain cause delays? Yes


    County: Carbon
    Municipality: Franklin and Lower Towamensing Townships, Parryville, Bowmanstown and Palmerton Boroughs
    Road Name: PA 248
    Between: US 209 and Northampton County Line
    Type Of Work: Crack Sealing
    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: 03/23/26
    Estimated End: 03/27/26
    In Effect (time of day): 07:00 AM To 03:00 PM
    Will rain cause delays? Yes


    County: Carbon
    Municipality: Lehighton Borough
    Road Name: Hemlock Drive/Beaver Run Road/Packerton Dam Road
    Between: Gun Club Road and Highland Hill Road
    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: 03/23/26
    Estimated End: 03/27/26
    In Effect (time of day): 07:00 AM To 03:00 PM
    Will rain cause delays? Yes

    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, ronyoung@pa.gov; or Sean Brown, 610-871-4556, sebrown@pa.gov.

     

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