HARRISBURG, Pa. — Road work will close a Lancaster County off-ramp tonight and tomorrow night, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.
The ramp closure is scheduled at the 3.3-mile pavement preservation project on Route 222 in Manheim, Warwick and West Earl townships. The contractor will be performing concrete saw cutting to prepare for concrete repairs on the northbound Route 222 off-ramp at the Brownstown/Rothsville/Route 772 exit in West Earl Township.
Weather permitting, the northbound Route 222 off-ramp at the Brownstown/Rothsville/Route 772 exit will be closed from approximately 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. tonight, Monday, August 5, and tomorrow night, Tuesday, August 6, PennDOT said.
A detour will be in place. Northbound traffic should continue north to the Ephrata/Route 322 exit, then return south on Route 222 to the Brownstown/Rothsville/Route 772 exit.
Concrete repairs in the northbound lanes of Route 222 will continue nightly, according to PennDOT. This will require nighttime right lane restrictions.
This project consists of bituminous resurfacing, full-width milling, base repair, concrete patching, guide rail updates, line painting and sign updates on northbound and southbound Route 222 from the Bushong Road overhead bridge to the Pool Road overhead bridge.
Work in the northbound direction, including the northbound ramps at the Route 772 Interchange, is expected to be completed this year. Work in the southbound direction, including the southbound ramps at the interchange, is expected to be completed next year.
PennDOT reminds motorists to be alert and drive with caution through the work zone.
New Enterprise Stone and Lime Company, Inc., of New Enterprise, PA, is the contractor on this $8,486,591 project. All work is expected to be completed October 20, 2025.
