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🌱 How overnight Route 422 work near Mount Penn could affect your commute

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  • How overnight Route 422 work near Mount Penn could affect your commute

Also on today's calendar: Oktoberfest 2026 and 4 more events.

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Variable cloudiness, with a high of 72 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, temps: high: 75, low: 60.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 82 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• PennDOT road projects in Berks: September 27, 2026 (readingeagle.com) — Drivers around the Route 422 Mount Penn interchange should prepare for overnight brush-cutting work this week, with lane impacts from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. PennDOT also has several other closures and restrictions across Berks County, including long-term work in Exeter, Robeson, Tulpehocken, and along Route 61 and I-78.
   

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