Road work
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announces the following roadwork this week, weather permitting.
Carbon County
Mahoning Township: Mahoning Drive between Route 902 and county line, paving, lane restrictions, expect delays and use caution, Tuesday 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Church Hill Road between Fritz Valley Road and Ben Salem Road, paving, lane restrictions, expect delays and use caution, Wednesday and Thursday, 7 a.m. to 3 a.m.
Weatherly Borough and Packer Township: Brenkman Drive/Hudsondale Street between Route 93 and Kline Street, paving, lane restrictions, expect delays and use caution, Friday 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Jim Thorpe: Route 209/Catawissa Street between Route 93 and Route 903, crack sealing, lane restrictions, expect delays and use caution, Tuesday-Friday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Lower Towamensing Township: Lower Smith Gap Road between Blue Mountain Drive and Covered Bridge Road, shoulder work/widening, lane restrictions, expect delays and use caution, Tuesday-Friday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Bowmanstown Borough: Route 248 POW/MIA Highway between Club Road and Center Street, median repair, lane restrictions, expect delays and use caution, Tuesday-Friday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Lehigh County
South Whitehall Township: Route 22 between 15th Street and Cedar Crest Boulevard, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, excavation in shoulder areas, watch for stopped traffic and use caution when traveling in the work area.
Monroe County
Jackson Township: Interstate 380 south between Exit 3 (Route 940) and Exit 1 (Route 80), inspection, lane restrictions. Expect delays and use caution. Tuesday 9 a.m. to noon.
Pocono Township: Interstate 80 West between Exit 302 (Route 611) and Exit 298 (Route 715), inspection, lane restrictions, expect delays and use caution, Tuesday, noon to 3 p.m.
Northampton County
Upper and Lower Mount Bethel townships: Richmond Road between Berry Hollow Road and School Road, brush cutting, lane restrictions, expect delays and use caution. Tuesday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Schuylkill County
Rush Township: Route 54 between Lake Drive and Tippetts Road, drainage, lane restrictions, expect delays and use caution. Tuesday-Friday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Multiple townships: Route 81 between Exit 124 (Route 61) and Exit 138 (Route 309), highway beautification, shoulder work. Be alert for slow-moving vehicles entering or exiting the highway from the shoulder areas on I-81 north or south. Tuesday through Thursday 7 a.m. 3 p.m.; I-81 between Exit 124 (Route 61) and Exit 119 (Route 309), construction, shoulder work, lane restrictions, expect delays and use caution. Sunday 10 p.m. through Friday noon.
West Penn Township and Tamaqua Borough: Route 309/Center Street between West Union Street and Route 443, drainage, lane restrictions, expect delays and use caution. Tuesday-Thursday 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.