Sand Spring Road Work Progresses

The reconstruction of Sand Spring Road in Schnecksville is progressing.

About 1,000 feet of the two-lane road has been closed since mid-June from Route 309 to Coplay Creek Road. 

The project is scheduled to be completed by the end of August, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

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

The work includes widening Sand Spring Road and its intersection at Route 309, installation of turning signals, turn lanes, drainage, curbing, sidewalks and curb ramps, according to PennDOT Spokesman Sean Brown.

Local access will be maintained for driveways.

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.