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    Mobile Traffic Restrictions Tomorrow on NB Route 222 in Lancaster County

    December 18, 2024

    Contractor to test retro-reflectivity of painted lines


    Harrisburg, PA     – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today there will be rolling traffic restrictions tomorrow on northbound Route 222 between the Oregon Pike (Route 272 Exit) and Route 772 (Brownstown/Rothsville Exit) so a contractor can perform retro-reflectivity testing on painted lines.

     

    Weather permitting, testing will be performed on northbound Route 222 from 9:00 AM to noon, tomorrow, Thursday, December 19.

     

    This will be a mobile operation. Motorists should be alert and watch for slow moving vehicles.

     

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

     

    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.

     

    Work in the northbound direction, including the northbound ramps at the Route 772 Interchange, is expected to be completed this year. Work in the southbound direction, including the southbound ramps at the interchange, is expected to be completed next year.

     

    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.

     

    Motorists 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 1,000 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following local alerts on X.

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    MEDIA CONTACT: Dave Thompson 717-418-5018, dmthompson@pa.gov

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