MIDDLESEX TWP — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is alerting drivers that traffic patterns on Route 228 will be changed Tuesday as part of the Balls Bend Safety Improvement Project.

Beginning at 8 p.m. Monday and going until 6 a.m. Tuesday, contractor Independence Excavating of Independence, Ohio, will be moving barriers to create new traffic lanes. Once the barriers are moved, Route 228 eastbound will have a dedicated left turn lane onto Route 8 northbound and a through/right turn lane. Westbound will remain one lane.

Motorists should expect delays near the Route 8 and Park Road intersections on Route 228 in Middlesex Township.

This $26.5 million safety improvement project is anticipated to be completed in Spring 2025.