Drainage work is scheduled to start next week on state Route 72 (Ebenezer Road) at the Route 22 (Allentown Boulevard) interchange in Union Township. It is the first phase of a $3.5 million resurfacing project, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced Friday.
Weather permitting, crews will start work at 8:30 a.m. each day. Drivers should expect short daytime shoulder and lane restrictions. Because Route 72 has four lanes in that area, PennDOT said the effect on traffic should be minimal.
The drainage work is expected to take about three weeks. Construction will then stop for the winter, and the rest of the project will be done in spring 2027…