Blasting to Cause Traffic Stops on Rte. 33 This Week

Intermittent traffic stops are planned to take place along PA Rte. 33 in Palmer and Lower Nazareth townships between routes 248 and 191 this week to allow a contractor for the Charles Chrin Corporation to perform blasting operations, PennDOT has announced.

The work will take place between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. from Monday, January 20 through Friday, January 24. No stops are expected to take place on Wednesday, January 22, PennDOT said.

Motorists should expect delays and and use caution driving through the area, the state transportation agency added.

PennDOT did not give an estimate of how long traffic will be stopped during each blasting, but similar past  announcements for blasting in the area estimated stop times at about 15 minutes.