Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that the southbound Route 222 off-ramp to Route 772 at the Brownstown/Rothsville Exit in Lancaster County is scheduled to be closed tonight, Sunday, June 22. The Route 772 on-ramp to southbound Route 222 at the exit is scheduled to be closed tomorrow night, Monday, June 23
These closures will allow the contractor to perform paving on the ramps for the 3.3-mile pavement preservation project on Route 222 in Manheim, Warwick, and West Earl townships, Lancaster County.
Weather permitting, the southbound Route 222 off-ramp to Route 772 will be closed from 8:00 PM tonight, Sunday, June 22, to 6:00 AM Monday, June 23.
A detour will be in place during the closure. To access Route 772, Route 222 traffic should continue south on Route 222 to Route 272 (Oregon Pike) Exit, then take Route 272 south to Jake Landis Road, turn left onto Jake Landis Road, then left on Butter Road to take northbound Route 222 to Route 772.
Weather permitting, the on-ramp from Route 772 to southbound Route 222 will be closed from 8:00 PM Monday, June 23, to 6:00 AM Tuesday, June 24.
A detour will be in place. To access southbound Route 222, Route 772 traffic should head north on Route 222 to the Route 322 (Ephrata) Exit and then return south on Route 222.
This project consists of bituminous resurfacing, full-width milling, base repair, concrete patching, guide rail updates, line painting, and sign updates on northbound and southbound Route 222 from the Bushong Road overhead bridge to the Pool Road overhead bridge.
The northbound Route 222 roadway work was completed last year. However, there will be weekend lane closures this year on northbound Route 222 for bridge work.
Work in the southbound direction, including the southbound ramps at the interchange, is expected to be completed this year.
There will be nighttime lane restrictions in the southbound lanes and periodic overnight closures of the southbound Route 222 ramps at the Route 772 (Brownstown/Rothsville) Interchange. Updates will be issued prior to any ramp closures.
Motorists should be alert and drive with caution through the work zone.
New Enterprise Stone and Lime Company, Inc., of New Enterprise, PA, is the contractor on this $8,486,591 project.
All work is expected to be completed October 20, 2025.
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MEDIA CONTACT: Dave Thompson 717-418-5018, dmthompson@pa.gov
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