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SB Ramp Closures Tonight for Route 222 Resurfacing Project in Lancaster County

06/02/2023

Southbound ramps at Col. Howard Blvd (Route 272/Denver/PA Turnpike) will be closed for paving

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that nighttime southbound ramp closures are scheduled for tonight on a resurfacing project on Route 222 in East Cocalico and Brecknock townships, Lancaster County. The closures will be from 8:00 PM tonight, Friday, June 2, to 6:00 AM tomorrow, Saturday, June 3, so the contractor can pave the ramps. 

The ramps from southbound Route 222 to Col. Howard Boulevard (Route 272/Denver/PA Turnpike) and from Col. Howard Boulevard to southbound Route 222 will be closed for paving.

Travelers on southbound Route 222 wishing to exit at Col. Howard Boulevard (Route 272/Denver/PA Turnpike) should proceed south to the Route 322 (Ephrata) Exit, bear left at the off ramp, then keep left to northbound Route 222 and Col. Howard Boulevard (Route 272/Denver/PA Turnpike).

Travelers on Col. Howard Boulevard wishing to go south on Route 222 should take Route 222 north to the Adamstown/Knauers Exit, then turn left onto Route 568 and proceed south on Route 222.

This work is part of a resurfacing project from just south of Lausch Road in East Cocalico Township to the Berks County line in Brecknock Township and includes the four ramps at Col. Howard Boulevard (Route 272/Denver/PA Turnpike Exit).

This project includes milling, concrete pavement patching, overlay of the existing roadway, guide rail, pavement markings, signing updates and other miscellaneous construction from Lausch Road to the Berks County line and the interchange ramps to Colonel Howard Boulevard.

Nighttime paving will continue on the Route 222 mainline. There will be lane and shoulder closures during nighttime hours. Motorists should be alert and drive with caution through the work zone.

This project is expected to be completed by October 27, 2023. New Enterprise Stone and Lime Company, Inc., of New Enterprise, PA, is the prime contractor on this $8,529,957 project. 

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Information about infrastructure in District 8, including completed work and significant projects, is available at District 8 Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at PennDOT Projects. 

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CONTACT: Dave Thompson 717-418-5018, dmthompson@pa.gov 

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