Weekend Lane Closures Planned on Route 222 in Lancaster County

Closures planned from 8:00 PM Friday, Aug. 22, to 6:00 AM Monday, Aug. 25

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that lane closures are scheduled for the weekend of August 22-25 on Route 222 in Lancaster County so expansion dam repairs can be made on bridges between the Bushong Road and the Pool Road overpasses.

Weather permitting, alternating right and left lane closures will be implemented in both directions of Route 222 from 8:00 PM Friday, August 22, to 6:00 AM Monday, August 25. An 11-foot width restriction will be in place.

This work is part of a 3.3-mile pavement preservation project on Route 222 in Manheim, Warwick, and West Earl townships, Lancaster County. 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.

Most of the roadwork for this project has been completed. However, overnight lane closures will continue on southbound Route 222 to finish various remaining items of work. Additionally, weekend lane closures will persist in both directions of Route 222 to repair the bridge pavement and replace the bridge expansion joints.

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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Location of work on Route 222 in Lancaster County.