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    Reconstruction of I-78 in Greenwich and Maxatawny townships.

    Project Overview

    County: Berks
    State Route: 78
    ​Project Type: Roadway Reconstruction and Safety Improvements
    Start Month: November 2018
    Proposed End Month: December 2023

    I-78 from approximately 5.9 miles east of Exit 30 (Hamburg) to the Berks-Lehigh County line (just west of Exit 45/PA 863).

    Work includes reconstruction of existing 4 lanes (2 east and 2 west), drainage system improvements, guide rail, fencing, landscaping, message sign boards, signing, delineators and pavement markings.

    Also, construction of three drainage culvert extensions, new construction of five precast concrete sound barriers, one retaining wall, replacement of three (3) dual single-span pre-stressed concrete Bulb-Tee Bridges, one (1) single-span pre-stressed concrete Bulb-Tee Bridge, two (2) single-span pre-stressed concrete spread box beam bridges, and other miscellaneous construction work all contained within an overall project length of 8.7 miles.

    The project also includes adding a third lane (“truck climbing lane”) eastbound and westbound on the hill just east of PA 737.