Lower Pottsgrove Township motorists, brace yourselves for a week of detours and delays. PennDOT has confirmed that next week U.S. 422 will be a construction hot spot. An $83.6 million project kicks off to overhaul approximately 2.1 miles of this vital expressway and to replace aging bridges stretching from the Sanatoga Interchange to Porter Road in Montgomery County.

Commuters can expect a series of nightly right lane closures from May 6 to May 10, between 7:00 PM and 5:00 AM, impacting both eastbound and westbound lanes between the Route 724 and Route 100 interchanges for ITS installation. And if daytime travel is more your jam, prepare to potentially hit the brakes often — lane closures will sporadically occur on eastbound U.S. 422 during the same dates from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM for roadway reconstruction, as per the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT).

The drive doesn't get smoother for westbound travelers either. From dawn until early afternoon, from 5:00 AM to 2:00 PM, prepare to navigate lane closures for shoulder reconstruction work. That's not all — PennDOT's notice includes word of a daytime dance of stop-and-go traffic on Sanatoga Road due to bridge construction, with lane closure and flagging in place from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

But wait, there's more. On the brighter side for some, the thrill of controlled explosions will punctuate the workweek milieu. Come Wednesday to Friday, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM, drivers should be ready for intermittent 15-minute traffic stoppages in both directions between Evergreen Road and Armand Hammer Boulevard, a necessary step so crews can safely handle controlled rock blasting operations. This demolition derby isn't for fun, though; it's a critical move to excavate the area for drainage construction. So while road warriors may find themselves temporarily stalled, these occasional pauses in the daily hustle are meant to usher in a smoother, more durable roadway course.