Work this year will be northbound from Bushong Road to Pool Road; some ramp closures planned
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today a 3.3-mile pavement preservation project on Route 222 in Manheim, Warwick, and West Earl townships, Lancaster County, is scheduled to begin next week.
Weather permitting, work will begin the night of Sunday, July 14, and will continue nightly from 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM.
The contractor will begin with milling in the northbound lanes. This will require nighttime lane restrictions.
There will periodic overnight closures of the ramps at the Route 772 (Brownstown/Rothsville) Interchange. Updates will be issued prior to any ramp closures.
This project consists of bituminous resurfacing, full-width milling, base repair, concrete patching, guide rail updates, line painting, and sign updates on northbound and southbound Route 222 from the Bushong Road overhead bridge to the Pool Road overhead bridge.
Work in the northbound direction, including the northbound ramps at the Route 772 Interchange, is expected to be completed this year. Work in the southbound direction, including the southbound ramps at the interchange, is expected to be completed next year.
Motorists should be alert and drive with caution through the work zone.
New Enterprise Stone and Lime Company, Inc., of New Enterprise, PA, is the contractor on this $8,486,591 project.
All work is expected to be completed October 20, 2025.
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Contact: Dave Thompson, dmthompson@pa.gov, 717-418-5018
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