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    County:  Carbon
    Municipality:  Lower Towamensing Township
    Road name:  Route 209 / Interchange Road
    Between:  Monroe County Line and Preachers Camp Drive
    Type of work:  Paving
    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 date:  10/21/24
    Est completion date:  10/25/24
    Restrictions in effect (time of day):  07:00 AM To 03:00 PM
    Will rain cause delays?  Yes
      
     
    County:  Carbon
    Municipality:  Palmerton Borough 
    Road name:  Delaware Avenue
    Between:  Route 248 and Little Gap Road
    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 date:  10/22/24
    Est completion date:  10/25/24
    Restrictions in effect (time of day):  07:00 AM To 03:00 PM
    Will rain cause delays?  No
      
     
    County:  Carbon
    Municipality:  Kidder Township
    Road name:  Interstate 80 
    Between:  Exit 274 (PA 534) and Exit 284 (PA 115)
    Type of work:  Litter Removal
    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:  10/21/24
    Est completion date:  10/25/24
    Restrictions in effect (time of day):  07:00 AM To 03:00 PM
    Will rain cause delays?  No
      
     
    County:  Carbon
    Municipality:  East Side Borough 
    Road name:  River Road
    Between:  Interstate 80 and Kunkle Rd
    Type of work:  Bridge Repair
    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 date:  10/21/24
    Est completion date:  10/25/24
    Restrictions 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: Ron Young, 610-871-4555, ronyoung@pa.gov.

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