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As a result of a recent PennDOT bridge inspection on Spring Valley Road in Upper Saucon Township, trips down the rural lane will take a bit longer for at least six months.
Motorists who’ve been hoping for a quick end to gas main work on Rt. 378 in Bethlehem and Lower Saucon Townshp that has been ongoing for months will likely be disappointed to learn that the project won’t be completed until sometime next spring.
A heavily-traveled section of Rt. 611 in Northampton and Bucks counties has been closed due to damage caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida, PennDOT announced Friday.
Inspection of the I-78 overpass spans on Rt. 412 along the Hellertown-Bethlehem border will cause delays to traffic in that area this week, PennDOT said in a news release Friday.
Motorists who regularly use Rt. 378/Wyandotte Street, particularly during the overnight hours of 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., should be prepared for potential disruptions to their travel schedule in parts of Bethlehem and Lower Saucon Township over the next few weeks.
Motorists who use I-78 East in parts Northampton County will have to contend with significant delays for several weeks beginning July 20, PennDOT said Friday.
Road work that could temporarily disrupt traffic is planned for several Upper Saucon Township roads the week of July 19-23, PennDOT announced this week.
With summer road work season in full swing many area highways and byways are being dug up, and Rt. 378 in parts of Bethlehem and Lower Saucon will be no exception beginning this Thursday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
A week after it was announced that a failing two-lane bridge in downtown Coopersburg would be closed in one direction, PennDOT closed the State Street span both ways, a borough official said Thursday.
Planners from PennDOT are seeking public opinion on their plans to build a second, partial bridge to the east of Bethlehem’s Hill to Hill Bridge.