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Lehigh County: Road Work Scheduled on State Roads

03/24/2023

County:  Lehigh
Municipality:  Catasauqua Borough and Whitehall Township
Road name:  Race Street 
Between:  Lehigh Avenue and Front Street
Type of work:  Bridge Repair
Work being done by:  PennDOT Contractor
Type of restriction:  Daytime
Restriction:  Weekday lane restrictions. Expect delays and please use caution traveling through the work zone. Workers will be performing substructure repairs on the Race Street bridge over the Lehigh River. Work will consist of abutment/pier bearing repairs, steel repairs, steel painting, concrete repairs, and other miscellaneous bridge repairs.   
Start date:  3/27/23
Est completion date:  10/27/23
Restrictions in effect (time of day):  09:00 AM To 03:00 PM
Will rain cause delays?  Yes
  
 
County:  Lehigh
Municipality:  Whitehall Township
Road name:  PA 145/Seventh Street
Between:  West Whitehall Street and Fairmont Avenue
Type of work:  Milling & Paving
Work being done by:  PennDOT Contractor
Type of restriction:  Daytime
Restriction:  Be alert for lane restrictions on PA 145 north or south between from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM weekdays. Expect significant delays and please use caution driving through the work zone.
Start date:  3/27/23
Est completion date:  6/30/23
Restrictions in effect (time of day):  09:00 AM To 03:00 PM
Will rain cause delays?  Yes
  
 
County:  Lehigh
Municipality:  Whitehall Township
Road name:  PA 145/Seventh Street
Between:  West Whitehall Street and Fairmont Avenue
Type of work:  Milling & Paving
Work being done by:  PennDOT Contractor
Type of restriction:  Nighttime
Restriction:  Be alert for lane restrictions on PA 145 north or south from 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM weekdays. Expect significant delays and please use caution driving through the work zone.
Start date:  3/27/23
Est completion date:  6/30/23
Restrictions in effect (time of day):  06:00 PM To 06:00 AM
Will rain cause delays?  Yes
 

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Contact: Ronald J. Young, Jr., M.P.A., 610-871-4555, ronyoung@pa.gov; Sean A. Brown, 610-871-4556, sebrown@pa.gov.

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