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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District 5 has announced that road restrictions will begin on Monday, February 24, for a project aimed at improving the interchange of Route 309 and Tilghman Street in South Whitehall Township, Lehigh County.

Starting Monday, lane restrictions will be in place on Tilghman Street between 40th Street and just west of Hausman Road. These restrictions are expected to occur between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., and from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. on weekdays, with possible changes anytime during weekends. Motorists should anticipate traffic pattern changes and allow extra travel time.

Additionally, Broadway will be closed between Parkway and Hausman roads for approximately four weeks starting March 3 due to work around the Route 309 bridge over Broadway. During this period, traffic will be detoured via Parkway Road, Tilghman Street, and Hausman Road.

The project aims to reconfigure the Route 309 at Tilghman Street interchange to enhance safety and mobility. It includes replacing two bridges—one at Route 309 over Tilghman Street and another at Route 309 over Broadway Street—rehabilitating the Route 309 culvert over Little Cedar Creek, improving roadway drainage, repairing road bases, paving, and adding sidewalks on Tilghman Street. Two new traffic signals will also be installed at the end of the reconfigured Route 309 ramps to Tilghman Street.

Initial work involves relocating utility lines for safety and continuity before road and bridge construction begins. This year’s plans include utility infrastructure work, drainage facility work, installing electrical conduit for traffic signals, interchange ramp work, erosion controls, embankment work, roadway improvements on Route 309 and Tilghman Street, barrier installation, and constructing a cul-de-sac at Windsor Drive and Midland Road.

Route 309 sees an average daily traffic volume of approximately 57,372 vehicles in this area while Tilghman Street handles about 20,101 vehicles daily.

Allan Myers LP of Worcester is serving as the general contractor for this $86 million project which is expected to conclude by March 2030.

Motorists can check real-time conditions on more than 40,000 miles of roadways by visiting www.511PA.com or using its smartphone application available for iPhone and Android devices.

For updates specific to Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton, and Schuylkill counties or to subscribe to PennDOT news alerts visit www.penndot.pa.gov/District5.

For media inquiries: Ronald J. Young Jr., M.P.A., at ronald.young@pa.gov or Sean A. Brown at sean.brown@pa.gov

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