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    Route 222 NB Ramp and Median Work at Route 772 (Newport Road) Interchange in West Earl Township, Lancaster County

    May 21, 2026

    Nightly lane closures from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM.

    Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that after the Memorial Day holiday, nightly lane closures are expected from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM on northbound Route 222 approaching the Route 772 (Newport Road) interchange in West Earl Township, Lancaster County.

    Weather permitting, overnight and weekend northbound lane closures to conduct ramp upgrades and median work within the Route 772 (Newport Road) interchange will continue through June.

    The Route 772 on-ramp to Route 222 northbound will be closed from 8:00 PM Thursday, May 28, through 8:00 PM Sunday, May 31. A detour will be in place using Route 772, Route 222, Route 272, Jake Landis Road (Route 1029), and Pinetown Road.

    Following the northbound on-ramp closure, an 11-foot width restriction will be in place on the ramp from June 1 through June 28.

    The Route 222 northbound off-ramp for Route 772 will be closed from May 28 through June 28. A detour will be in place using Route 222, and Route 322.

    Most of the roadwork for this project has been completed. However, lane and ramp closures on northbound Route 222 are necessary to finish the remaining items of work.

    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.

    .Travelers are reminded to be alert for these operations, to obey work zone signs, and to use caution when driving through work zones for their safety, as well as for the safety of the road crews.

    Drivers 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 1,200 traffic cameras.

    511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional X alerts.

    Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.pa.gov/DOTprojects. Subscribe to PennDOT news and find transportation results in Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry and York counties at www.pa.gov/DOTdistrict8.  

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

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    Please refer to the location map below:

    map indicating project location 222-072-nb-ramp-lancaster.jpg