Project News

The following is an excerpt from an article posted on www.readingeagle.com. It was written by Holly Herman. The Reading Area Transportation Study group granted preliminary approval of a $274.8 million four-year transportation improvement plan in Berks County. The plan includes $202.1 million for 107 highway and bridge projects, including improvements to Routes 222 and 422. It also includes $62.7 million for 21 BARTA transportation projects. The plan also includes $117.5 million for upgrades along Interstate 78 and the interchange in... Read More

The following is an excerpt from an article posted on www.readingeagle.com. It was written by Holly Herman. The Reading Area Transportation Study group has given preliminary approval to a nearly $212 million four-year transportation budget that includes ongoing improvements to the Route 222 and Route 422 corridors. Improvements to the county’s two major commuter highways were scaled back as a result of a state proposed $68 million reduction in transportation funding for Berks County during the next four fiscal years,... Read More

The following is an excerpt from an article posted on www.pottsmerc.com. It was written by Holly Herman MediaNews Group. Nearly $700 million in upgrades to three major highways in Berks County — Routes 422, 222 and 61 — is set to be slashed from the county's transportation budget, officials revealed Thursday. The cutbacks are required in the wake of a PennDOT funding reallocation from local roads to interstate highways. Berks County has already secured $270 million for Interstate 78 upgrades... Read More

The following is an excerpt from an article posted on www.readingeagle.com. It was written by Holly Herman. A $600 million plan to upgrade the Route 422 corridor is set to be scaled back to a $35 million replacement of a bridge over the Schuylkill River at the Interstate 176 interchange and ramp reconfiguration in Cumru Township. The cutbacks are required in the wake of a PennDOT reallocation of funding to the state's interstate highways, officials said. The Reading Area Transportation... Read More

The following is an excerpt from an article posted on www.wfmz.com. It was written by Katiera Winfrey. READING, Pa. - A massive construction project expected to keep Berks County moving for the next 50 to 100 years needs quite a bit of money to get going. Roughly $650 million is needed to give the West Shore Bypass a makeover. Federal, state and local leaders met Tuesday to review PennDOT's plans to make traffic flow smoother on a five-mile stretch of Route 422... Read More

The following is an excerpt from an article posted on www.readingeagle.com. It was written by Beth Brelje. A $550 million, 5-mile safety improvement plan for the West Shore Bypass is ready for public scrutiny. PennDOT is seeking public comment on the multifaceted plan during an open house on Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Alvernia University Student Center, 418 Veronica Commons, Veronica Parkway in Reading. The project extends through Reading, West Reading and Wyomissing boroughs, and Cumru and Exeter townships. It... Read More

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation invites you to attend an Open House Public Plans Display for the State Route 422-29M reconstruction project located in Wyomissing and West Reading Boroughs, City of Reading, and Cumru and Exeter Townships, Berks County. The purpose of the project is to upgrade the current facility to provide a safe and efficient transportation system for both regional and local connections in the area by improving safety, reducing future congestion and bringing the roadway and structures up... Read More

Building a wider, safer West Shore Bypass in between cliffs, the Schuylkill River, railroad tracks and neighborhoods won't be an easy task. But PennDOT officials and engineers now have a rough idea of how they'll do it.The proposed overhaul of Reading's crash- and congestion-prone main artery - also known as Route 422 - calls for more lanes and completely redesigned interchanges. The plan was unveiled Thursday during a transportation-planning meeting at the Reading Regional Airport. It's expected to cost at... Read More

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation today announced that it has awarded a $97.4 million contract to improve U.S. 422 by building new, wider bridges over the Schuylkill River and upgrading the highway between the Route 363 (Trooper Road) and Route 23 (Valley Forge Road) interchanges in West Norriton, Lower Providence and Upper Merion townships, Montgomery County, and Tredyffrin Township, Chester County. “The awarding of this contract is a significant milestone in the plan to move traffic more efficiently on this... Read More