Editor’s note: This story has been updated with new details from Pennsylvania State Police in Belfast. Two people were seriously injured Saturday in a motorcycle crash in the Slate Belt, state police said. The accident happened shortly after 10 a.m. on the highway in Plainfield Township. Pennsylvania State Police in Belfast said Leonard J. Napolitano, 65, of Nazareth was operating a motorcycle .
A multi-vehicle crash as of 5:11 p.m. Friday had all lanes closed on Route 22 East in Bethlehem Township, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation reports. Multiple people were injured and taken to local hospitals, according to Trooper Nathan Branosky, spokesman for Pennsylvania State Police Troop M based in Bethlehem. All were expected to survive, according to police. Seven vehicles were .
South Campus Gateway
Wilkes University announces a $3.5 million South Campus Gateway initiative. The three-part project includes improvements and additions that will transform Wilkes and the streets bordering it into a park-like campus in the heart of the City of Wilkes-Barre. The project combines University resources with Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and Department of Community and Economic Development funds to improve pedestrian safety, alleviate traffic congestion and beautify the campus and surrounding neighborhood.
Wilkes University President Patrick F. Leahy said the South Campus Gateway will make the campus safer and more attractive, increasing Wilkes’ unique appeal as a university that offers programs comparable to a large, research university in the mentoring culture
A road improvement project for a portion of Interstate 99 in Centre County will resume on Monday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
The project is intended to improve ride quality and extend the life of 2.5 miles of roadway in Spring Township.
A long-term closure of the passing lane on I-99 northbound between the Harrison Road interchange near mile marker 80 and the on ramp for I-80 eastbound at Bellefonte will be in place beginning Monday. PennDOT expects the closure to remain in effect until mid-July while the contractor completes excavation at the bridges, paves, installs new guiderail and conducts drainage improvements.
KING OF PRUSSIA — Route 422 motorists will encounter lane closures in both directions for various construction activities under two separate improvement projects in Montgomery County, the Pennsylvania Department of