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Route 222 Corridor Study Completed
PENNDOT has completed its study of the US Route 222 corridor between Reading and the Lehigh County line and delivered its final study report to Berks County transportation planners
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Design Concepts
Five engineering concepts for correcting problem areas of the corridor have been presented in the final study report
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What you can do
The public can then help shape the future of the Route 22 corridor
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Where we go from here
Berks County planners will begin the process to determine when a project to improve the Route 222 corridor will be added to Transportation Improvement Program
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Conditions Summary
Conclusions from the first half of the Study
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View/Download Newsletter 2 - Fall 2003 (1 MB)
View/Download Newsletter 1 - Summer 2002 (302 kb)
Purpose of the Study
The purpose of this US Route 222 Comprehensive Transportation Needs Analysis Study is to identify the travel and transportation needs within the 15.5 mile corridor between Temple, in Berks County, and the Lehigh County line.
The study team has assessed a range of transportation improvements that could satisfy long-term safety, capacity and operational requirements of the corridor. It is one component in PENNDOT's overall program to improve Route 222 in Berks and Lehigh counties.
The end product of the Study is a Comprehensive Transportation Needs Analysis document that identifies meaningful, cost-effective improvements that address the combination of transportation, community and environmental needs of the area.
The final document has been delivered to the county planning agency.
At the completion of the Study, state transportation officials, along with county and local planners and officials, will add individual projects to the long-range Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for Berks County. Once included on the TIP, individual projects will be added to PENNDOT's 12-Year Program. Projects are then constructed when funding is available and when all additional environmental and engineering tasks are completed.
Public participation in the Study - and in the development of transportation needs and solutions for this corridor - will be through origin & destination surveys, public meetings and general oral and written comment.
The Study, and delivery of the Document, is expected to be completed in 2003.
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