NB Route 222 shift completed last (Thursday) night
Harrisburg, PA – A traffic switch planned for tonight on southbound Route 222 at the Route 222/Route 30 Interchange Improvement Project in Lancaster County, has been postponed. Lane restrictions and rolling stops associated with the switch have been cancelled, as well.
The switch, which will place southbound Route 222 traffic onto new pavement constructed in the median, is now scheduled for 7:00 PM Friday, March 21, to 11:00 AM Saturday, March 22. This will require lane restrictions and intermittent rolling stops of up to 15 minutes on southbound Route 222.
This work will also require the closure of the southbound Route 222 ramp to eastbound Route 30 from 7:00 PM Friday to 6:00 AM Saturday. Traffic should take southbound Route 222 to westbound Route 30, get off at the Lititz Pike/Fruitville Pike Exit, proceed to the second traffic signal at Fruitville Pike, turn left and proceed to Chester Road, then turn left on Chester Road and proceed east to the ramp to eastbound Route 30.
Northbound Route 222 was shifted to the new pavement last night (Thursday). However, the southbound shift could not be completed tonight.
This project includes improvements at the Route 222/Route 30 Interchange and reconstructing Route 222 from the interchange north approximately one mile near Stoner Park, which is just south of the Landis Valley Road bridge spanning the highway.
Work on the north side of the interchange includes constructing a second lane on the southbound Route 222 ramp to westbound Route 30 that will tie into the existing northbound Route 272 (Oregon Pike) exit ramp. A third lane will be added from the westbound Route 30 ramp to northbound Route 222 while extending this lane to the existing westbound Route 30 third lane approaching Oregon Pike (Route 272).
Work on the south side of the interchange includes constructing a second ramp lane from eastbound Route 30 to northbound Route 222. The new ramp lane will tie into the existing Route 30 travel lane (right lane), giving drivers using the right lane of eastbound Route 30 the option to continue east or exit to northbound Route 222.
Route 222 will be converted from four lanes to six lanes from the interchange to the north end of the project limits.
Additionally, the two bridges carrying Route 222 ramps over Route 30 will be replaced, with the northbound Route 222 bridge being widened to two lanes. The Eden Road bridge spanning Route 222 north of the interchange will remain in place. Route 222 under the bridge will be lowered to increase clearance under the bridge.
This project is expected to be completed by September 3, 2027.
JD Eckman, Inc., of Atglen, PA, is the contractor on this $72,173,900 project.
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