Interstate 295 Traffic Stoppages For Month Due To Blasting

MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP, PA —Temporary traffic stoppages will begin Monday on Interstate 295 and last for a month due to blasting operations, PennDOT said.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said that weekday traffic stoppages take place on eastbound and westbound Interstate 295 in Middletown Township.

Motorists are advised of the following travel restrictions:

• Monday, Oct. 23, through Monday, Nov. 20, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., a 15-minute traffic stoppage may occur once per weekday on eastbound and westbound I-295 between the U.S. 1 and Interstate 276 (Pennsylvania Turnpike) interchanges for blasting operations at a private site near the Route 213 (Maple Avenue) overpass.

Drivers are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work area because backups and delays will occur when the traffic stoppages are in place. The operations are weather-dependent.

Maine Drilling and Blasting will complete this project under a PennDOT Highway Occupancy Permit.

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