Route 145 safety improvements

The Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) awarded a $221,215.24 Formula Grant to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) on May 14, 2024. The grant will fund the "Route 145 Safety Improvements" project, which involves milling and overlaying the roadway, making ADA improvements, restriping to provide dedicated left turn bays at signals and a center turn lane, aligning opposing left turns, implementing access management measures, and other miscellaneous construction activities along State Route 145 in Lehigh County, City of Allentown. This project aims to enhance the safety and operational efficiency of the transportation corridor by upgrading roadway infrastructure and addressing various traffic flow and accessibility issues.

Project description

SR 145 safety improvements will involve mill and overlay, ADA improvements, restripe to provide dedicated left turn bays at signals and center turn lane elsewhere, align opposing left turns, access management throughout corridorand, and other miscellaneous construction, as indicated on the approved drawings included in the bid package for state route 145, section 13S, in lehigh county, city of allentown from south of emaus AVE at approximately segment 0050 offset 2100 to approximately wyoming ST at segment 0074 offset 0094.