Concrete Bridge Repairs Complete, Route 772 Ramp Lane to NB Route 222 Reopens in West Earl Township, Lancaster County

The ramp lane to northbound Route 222 had been closed since Oct. 19.

.Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that emergency expansion joint and concrete repairs are complete on the northbound Route 222 bridge over North Church Street in West Earl Township, Lancaster County.

The Route 772 ramp and acceleration lane to northbound Route 222 have reopened to traffic ahead of schedule within the Brownstown/Rothsville interchange.

The contractor will eventually install bridge expansion joint seals. PennDOT will issue a press release when this work is scheduled.

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.

New Enterprise Stone and Lime Company, Inc., of New Enterprise, PA, is the contractor on this $8,486,591 project.

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MEDIA CONTACT: Mike Crochunis, mcrochunis@pa.gov or 717-418-5017

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Please refer to the bridge location map below:

map indicating bridge location