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    Overnight Closure of Route 22 Between Routes 33 and 191 for Bridge Work

    September 03, 2025

    The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today Route 22 east and west will be closed from 9 PM Saturday, September 6 to 6 AM Sunday, September 7 for overhead bridge work. The closure will allow for the safe removal of the Farmersville Road bridge over Route 22 in Bethlehem Township, Northampton County.

     

    During the closure Route 22 traffic will be detoured on Route 191, Newburg Road, Country Club Road, Hecktown Road, and Route 33. Motorists are advised to expect delays and use caution traveling the detour route.

     

    The work is part of a project that began in October 2024 to replace the Farmersville Road bridge over Route 22.

     

    H&K Group, Inc., Inc., of Skippack, PA, is the general contractor on this $4,671,385 project. All work is expected to be completed in October 2026.

     

    The Farmersville Road bridge was constructed in 1954. It is a single-span concrete structure that is 95 feet long and 35 feet, 6 inches wide. It is posted with a 14 feet height clearance. 

     

    The new bridge will be a two-span pre-stressed concrete, 180 feet long and 33 feet, 4 inches wide structure. It will have 16 feet, 6 inches of height clearance.

     

    This section of Farmersville Road has an average daily traffic volume of 548 vehicles.

     

    Motorists can check conditions on major roadway miles 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 regional Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.

     

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

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