PennDOT Discusses $90M Widening and Reconstruction of Route 222

A $90 million project to upgrade Route 222 between Lehigh County line and Reading is in the works

This story was produced by the Berks County Bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom. Sign up for Good Day, Berks, a daily dose of essential local stories at spotlightpa.org/newsletters/gooddayberks. MAIDENCREEK TOWNSHIP — As construction gets underway on a nearly 1 million-square-foot warehouse along Route 222, Pennsylvania’s transportation officials are planning a nearly $90 million reconstruction and widening of the major …

As warehouses boom in Berks County, officials plot Route 222 expansions to keep up

PennDOT plans to spend roughly $90 million, in part, to widen Route 222, a major thoroughfare dotted by warehouses.

PennDOT discusses $90M widening and reconstruction of Route 222

MAIDENCREEK TOWNSHIP — As construction gets underway on a nearly 1-million-square-foot warehouse along Route 222, Pennsylvania’s transportation officials are planning a nearly $90 million reconstruction and widening of the major thoroughfare. Maidencreek Township Supervisors in 2023 approved the 930,000-square-foot project located along Route 222 at Evansville Road after a year of hearings and multiple lawsuits. Many residents feared the warehou…