Pothole Patching Scheduled Monday Night on U.S. 1 South Ramp to I-295 West

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced Friday that pothole patching operations will occur next week on the ramp from southbound U.S. 1 to westbound Interstate 295 in Middletown Township.

Motorists are advised of the following travel restriction:

• Monday, October 16, from 9:00 PM to 9:00 AM the following morning, the ramp from southbound U.S. 1 to westbound I-295 will be closed and detoured. During the closure, motorists will be directed to continue south on U.S. 1, exit at Maple Avenue, turn right onto Maple Avenue, and turn left onto the ramp to northbound U.S. 1 to access westbound I-295.

If weather forces the cancellation of this work, the ramp closure will be in place the following night, Tuesday, October 17, from 9:00 PM to 9:00 AM the following morning.

Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling near the work area because backups and delays will occur.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.