Blasting operations starting Wednesday near the Route 30/222 interchange in Manheim Township will require all traffic on the two highways and surrounding streets to be stopped for up to 15 minutes at a time, as needed, for a period of several weeks.
A contractor will be blasting between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. only, along Route 222 near Lancaster Bible College.
During blasting, the contractor will stop traffic in both directions on Route 222 between the Oregon Pike exit and the interchange; in both directions on Route 30 at the Route 222 on-ramps; and on nearby surface streets.
Delays are expected, and drivers should watch out for stopped or slow-moving traffic, according to the state Department of Transportation.
The work is part of the four-year, $72 million reconstruction of the Route 30/222 interchange, which includes replacing two bridges over Route 30, and widening Route 222 to six lanes from the interchange to a point about one mile north.
J.D. Eckman Inc. of West Sadsbury Township, Chester County, is the contractor for the project.
