Allentown, PA -
County: Monroe
Municipality: Chestnuthill Township
Road name: US 209/PA 115 Intersection
Type of work: Construction
Work being done by: PennDOT Contractor
Type of restriction: 24 Hours
Restriction: Be alert for changing traffic patterns and restrictions starting tomorrow (Sept. 6) around 7 a.m.. Expect delays and please use caution driving through the work zone.
By Friday afternoon (Sept. 8) a new traffic control pattern will be in place with a 4 way intersection controlled by temporary signals. This new pattern is necessary to allow crews to finish work on a new roundabout at this intersection.
Between tomorrow and Friday the use of flaggers to assist traffic flow is planned until the temporary traffic signal is fully functional.
This work is part of an ongoing project to construct roundabouts at the US 209/PA 115 intersection and the US 209/Pleasant Valley Lane intersection, a new traffic signal at US 209 and Pilgrim Way/Pleasant Valley Middle School Drive, pedestrian accommodations, retaining wall, pedestrian lighting system and other miscellaneous construction.
The project also includes widening of both US 209 and PA 115 from two to four lanes around the Pleasant Valley School District campus.
The project area, which is located in the village of Brodheadsville, begins on US 209 at Fawn Valley Drive to approximately 900 feet past Erin Lane and on PA 115 from approximately US 209 to approximately 800 feet past Countryside Drive.
The $18,823,325 project began in March 2021 and is anticipated to be complete in November 2024.
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