Berks County: Upcoming Work on State Roads

County:  Berks
Municipality:  Cumru Township
Road name:  US 422 / Benjamin Franklin Highway West
Between:  Interstate 176 and Neversink Road
Type of work:  Inspection
Work being done by:  PennDOT Maintenance Forces
Type of restriction:  Daytime
Restriction:  Lane restriction. Expect delays and please use caution driving through the work zone. 
Start date:  11/6/23
Est completion date:  11/6/23
Restrictions in effect (time of day):  07:00 AM To 03:00 PM
Will rain cause delays?  Yes
 
 
County:  Berks
Municipality:  Cumru Township
Road name:  US 422 / Benjamin Franklin Highway East
Between:  Interstate 176 and Neversink Road
Type of work:  Inspection
Work being done by:  PennDOT Maintenance Forces
Type of restriction:  Daytime
Restriction:  Lane restriction. Expect delays and please use caution driving through the work zone. 
Start date:  11/7/23
Est completion date:  11/7/23
Restrictions in effect (time of day):  07:00 AM To 03:00 PM
Will rain cause delays?  Yes
  
 
County:  Berks
Municipality:  Bethel Township
Road name:  PA 501/Lancaster Avenue
Between:  Interstate 78 and Schubert Road
Type of work:  Construction
Work being done by:  Local Permittee
Type of restriction:  Daytime
Restriction:  Lane restrictions for shoulder and sidewalk work by a private contractor. Expect delays and please use caution driving through the work zone. 
Start date:  11/7/23
Est completion date:  11/15/23
Restrictions in effect (time of day):  08:00 AM To 03:30 PM
Will rain cause delays?  Yes


County:  Berks
Municipality:  Bern Township
Road name:  Interstate 78 West
Between:  Exit 23 (Shartlesville) and Exit 16 (Midway)
Type of work:  Construction
Work being done by:  PennDOT Contractor
Type of restriction:  Nighttime
Restriction:  Lane restriction. Expect delays and please use caution driving through the work zone.
Start date:  11/5/23
Est completion date:  11/10/23
Restrictions in effect (time of day):  08:00 PM To 06:00 AM
Will rain cause delays?  Yes
  
 
County:  Berks
Municipality:  Wyomissing Borough and City of Reading
Road name:  PA 12
Between:  River Road and US 422
Type of work:  Construction
Work being done by:  PennDOT Contractor
Type of restriction:  Daytime
Restriction:  Lane restrictions. Expect delays and please use caution driving through the work zone.
Start date:  11/6/23
Est completion date:  11/9/23
Restrictions in effect (time of day):  09:00 AM To 03:00 PM
Will rain cause delays?  Yes
  
 
County:  Berks
Municipality:  Wyomissing Borough 
Road name:  US 222 North and South
Between:  PA 724 and Paper Mill Road
Type of work:  Construction
Work being done by:  PennDOT Contractor
Type of restriction:  Nighttime
Restriction:  Lane restrictions.. Expect delays and please use caution driving through the work zone.
Start date:  11/5/23
Est completion date:  11/10/23
Restrictions in effect (time of day):  07:00 PM To 06:00 AM
Will rain cause delays?  Yes
 
 
County:  Berks
Municipality:  Greenwich Township
Road name:  Interstate 78 East and West
Between:  Exit 35 (PA 143) and Exit 45 (PA 863)
Type of work:  Construction
Work being done by:  PennDOT Contractor
Type of restriction:  Nighttime
Restriction:  Lane restrictions. Expect delays and please use caution driving through the work zone.
Start date:  11/6/23
Est completion date:  11/10/23
Restrictions in effect (time of day):  07:00 PM To 06:00 AM
Will rain cause delays?  No
  
 
County:  Berks
Municipality:  Greenwich Township
Road name:  Interstate 78 East and West
Between:  Exit 35 (PA 143) and Exit 45 (PA 863)
Type of work:  Line Painting
Work being done by:  PennDOT Contractor
Type of restriction:  Daytime
Restriction:  Lane restrictions. Expect delays and please use caution driving through the work zone.
Start date:  11/5/23
Est completion date:  11/5/23
Restrictions in effect (time of day):  07:00 AM To 03:00 PM
Will rain cause delays?  Yes
  
 
County:  Berks
Municipality:  Greenwich Township
Road name:  Interstate 78 East and West
Between:  Exit 35 (PA 143) and Exit 45 (PA 863)
Type of work:  Line Painting
Work being done by:  PennDOT Contractor
Type of restriction:  Daytime
Restriction:  Lane restrictions. Expect delays and please use caution driving through the work zone.
Start date:  11/4/23
Est completion date:  11/4/23
Restrictions in effect (time of day):  09:00 AM To 03:00 PM
Will rain cause delays?  Yes

 
County:  Berks
Municipality:  Bethel Township
Road name:  Interstate 78 West
Between:  Exit 23 (Shartlesville) and Exit 16 (Midway)
Type of work:  Construction
Work being done by:  PennDOT Contractor
Type of restriction:  Sporadic
Restriction:  Lane restrictions. Expect delays and please use caution driving through the work zone.
Start date:  11/4/23
Est completion date:  11/5/23
Restrictions in effect (time of day):  03:00 PM To 10:00 AM
Will rain cause delays?  Yes
  
 
County:  Berks
Municipality:  Hamburg Borough and Tilden Township
Road name:  Interstate 78 East and West
Between:  Exit 23 (Shartlesville) and Exit 30 (Hamburg)
Type of work:  Other
Work being done by:  PennDOT Contractor
Type of restriction:  Sporadic
Restriction:  There will be several short traffic stoppages to install overhead sign structures. Expect delays and please use caution driving through the work zone.
Start date:  11/7/23
Est completion date:  11/9/23
Restrictions in effect (time of day):  11:00 PM To 05:00 AM
Will rain cause delays?  Yes

  

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