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An Upper Saucon Township bridge that has been closed since it was damaged by flooding in 2018 could be replaced as early as next year. But it could take longer to replace it if amicable agreements with neighboring property owners for rights-of-way acquisition aren’t reached.
If you’ve been held up recently by a pipe replacement project that is ongoing along Easton Road near the I-78 overpass in Lower Saucon Township, be prepared for further delays over the summer.
If you’re hoping a left turn arrow will soon be installed at the intersection of Main and Walnut streets in Hellertown to help alleviate rush hour congestion, don’t expect that to happen anytime soon.
Motorists who travel a section of Rt. 33 in Northampton County should be on the lookout for restrictions related to a $5.1 million PennDOT “pavement preservation” project that begins Monday, May 20.
If you have been held up recently by drainage work along Easton Road near the I-78 overpass in Lower Saucon Township, be aware that additional delays are likely in the near future.
If you regularly travel Easton Avenue in Bethlehem and Bethlehem Township, be aware that a major improvement project that will involve upgrades to five intersections is about to begin.
If you’re accustomed to cruising along Rt. 378 in Upper Saucon Township at 55 miles per hour, you may need to prepare to slow down. The township’s board of supervisors voted Monday to ask PennDOT to lower the speed limit on its portion of the state road from 55 to 45 mph.
“PennDOT has consistently said (the intersections) don’t warrant (turn arrows),” Hellertown Borough Council president Tom Rieger told resident Don Werkheiser Monday, after Werkheiser said rush hour traffic is backing up south of Walnut Street.
Coopersburg Borough launched the initial phase of its comprehensive Streetscape and Rail Trails Plan with a groundbreaking last week. The project will help make Coopersburg a more accessible and connected community, according to a news release about it from the borough.
PennDOT said Friday that motorists should expect delays on Church View Road between Limeport Pike and Hoffman Lane in Lower Milford Township between Monday, April 15 and Friday, April 19.
