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mattcrwi t1_jbkn58j wrote

Reply to comment by No-Setting9690 in Will the cost of a central Pa. thruway reach $1B? PennDOT officials hope not by dissolutewastrel

They spent millions planning the upgrades to 422 and i676 off/on ramps around Reading and then cancelled the project a few years ago. Reading ain't getting any money unfortnately. Those ramps are dangerously small too.

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No-Setting9690 t1_jbkvpx1 wrote

2027 baby. The current plan is from penn st bridge to mt penn. Widen all highways, change bridges to modern butterfly ramps, fix i176 onto 422 merges. Can't wait.

It's the northbound on 222 that sucks ass. They haven't even paved it in decades. From interchange at 73, all the way to kutztown, it needs to at least be widened to 2 lanes. WTF do we still have a single lane part on 222 connecting Reading and Allentown.

Edit: Hit enter early

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mattcrwi t1_jblnpgn wrote

I thought they cancelled that project but I guess they just postponed it around covid. That's good to hear. We'll have some safer roads in my lifetime lol

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whomp1970 t1_jc2efkf wrote

> upgrades to 422 and i676 off/on ramps around Reading

You mean I-176, right?

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