Sand Spring Road to Close for 2 Months

Sand Spring Road in Schnecksville will be closed for reconstruction Monday for about two months, according to PennDOT spokesman Sean Brown.

About 1,000 feet of the two-lane road will be closed from Route 309 to Coplay Creek Road for reconstruction.

Nearly 3,000 vehicles travel daily on Sand Spring Road, according to PennDOT.

The work will include widening Sand Spring Road and its intersection at Route 309, installation of turning signals, turn lanes, drainage, curbing, sidewalks and curb ramps, Brown said.

Local access will be maintained for driveways, Brown said.

Motorists are asked to take the detour from Mauch Chunk Road to Levans Road.

The work is part of the $5.4 million Route 309 reconstruction project from Education Drive to Sand Spring Road. The entire project is scheduled to be completed in November.

Route 309 is a heavily traveled road, with nearly 20,000 vehicles driving it daily in both directions north of the Sand Spring Road intersection and nearly 22,000 south of the intersection.