Route 422 closure postponed until tonight

POTTSTOWN » PennDOT announced that the Route 422 closure scheduled for Wednesday night has been postponed.

Due to the weather, the scheduled closure of eastbound Route 422 in the Pottstown area has been postponed until Thursday, Oct. 12. From 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, to 5 a.m. Friday, Oct. 13, Route 422 East will be closed and detoured from the split with Benjamin Franklin Highway in Douglass Township, Berks County, to Route 100 (Pottstown Pike) in North Coventry Township, Chester County.

Eastbound Route 422 motorists will be directed to continue to Benjamin Franklin Highway/High Street and turn right on Route 100 South (Pottstown Pike) to access the ramp to eastbound Route 422.