'Pass with care' confuses in Carbon
Q: Heading up the mountain on Route 903 north in Jim Thorpe, about a quarter-mile past the Jim Thorpe Memorial, there is a sign saying 'pass with care.' However, the solid double-yellow line never...
View ArticleTraffic pattern on new Hokendauqua-North Catasauqua Bridge explained
Q: I (and thousands of other folks) was glad to see your recent diagram of the future traffic patterns at the planned American Parkway Bridge. Could you post a similar map and explanation for the new...
View ArticlePicking on pickup trucks: Are they driven aggressively?
Q: The Morning Call reported in February two people were killed in a fiery, two-vehicle crash on MacArthur Road in Whitehall Township. Even before reading the details, one question immediately came to...
View ArticleRiegelsville bridge plan controversial
Q: PennDOT plans to replace a narrow, one-lane bridge over the Delaware Canal in Riegelsville with a modern bridge with two 11-foot-wide lanes. My neighbors and I own a historic twin home on the...
View ArticleDangerous traffic pattern for work at Routes 22 and 309
Q: The way PennDOT has the barricades, stop signs etc. set up for their construction activities at the Route 22/309 interchange creates a very dangerous situation. Drivers trying to enter 22 have a...
View ArticleDo panhandlers have a right to be on Hamilton and Cedar Crest?
Q: Often when I drive eastbound on Hamilton Boulevard in the area of Cedar Crest Boulevard, there are people standing at the roadside collecting money. Once when I asked for information about who they...
View ArticleWrong-way Route 209 in Carbon County
Q: On trips to Jim Thorpe from Bethlehem I've noticed a weird situation after turning right onto Route 209 'south' after crossing the Lehigh River Bridge: According to my GPS, I'm going due north on...
View ArticleSign yields confusion at Whitehall intersection
Q: Who has the right-of-way? When you cross the Pine Street Bridge from Catasauqua to Whitehall Township, and take the first right turn immediately after you cross the bridge, the single lane from the...
View ArticleIs new MacArthur Road Bridge over Route 22 wide enough?
Q: The new MacArthur Road Bridge over Route 22 will accommodate a new acceleration lane on each side of 22. Anecdotally, it has been suggested that if Route 22 would be widened to six lanes, the...
View ArticleThere's a man hitting a woman in the car next to yours. What do you do?
What would you do? What should you do?Editor's note: Today's Warrior puts you behind the wheel as a witness to physical abuse. The writer's reaction was noble, but not ideal. Learn what to do.
View ArticleLong road to traffic lights at Routes 33 and 191
Q: My work commute takes me on Route 33 to the exit at Route 191. At the end of the off-ramp I turn left, crossing two lanes of traffic, which on some days is next to impossible. On mornings when ramp...
View ArticleSlow road for Turnpike's electric-car charging stations
Q: The planned Turnpike car-charging stations you wrote about some time ago raise a few questions. How much will the Turnpike Commission be charging car owners to 'charge up' their plug-in hybrid or...
View ArticlePennDOT throws Race, Lehigh streets project into reverse
Q: Traffic at the intersection of Race and Lehigh streets in Catasauqua has been horrible for years. One night last year, when the Pine Street Bridge was closed for repairs, the stop sign had been...
View ArticleAckermanville project is just around the curve
Q: A few years ago, PennDOT bought and demolished the Ackermanville store as part of the effort to remove a hazardous curve on Route 191 in Washington Township. I've heard the state has abandoned...
View ArticlePennDOT assigns rules for warning signage
Q: I am a commuter on Broadway to Cetronia Road to Tilghman Street in South Whitehall Township. With only a day's notice, road-closure and detour signs appeared on Broadway at the Parkway Road...
View ArticleDouble trouble: Oxford Drive, 15 t h Street bridges to be under repair at...
Q: Recently signs were erected indicating the Oxford Drive Bridge over Little Lehigh Creek in Allentown will be closed for construction beginning Monday. There is no mention of detours, or how long...
View ArticleAllentown backs off plan for single-lane traffic with bicycle lanes on Linden...
Facing increased traffic next year from a downtown ice-hockey arena, Allentown has dropped a proposal to narrow Linden and Turner streets to just one traffic lane and add a bicycles-only lane.
View ArticleIn light of recent bridge collapse in Seattle: Is Route 22 Lehigh River...
Q: The deterioration of Pennsylvania bridges was Topic A at the Schoenersville Road Starbucks one morning in March when you wrote about the many local bridge closures. The repairs are critical, of...
View ArticleModern road work: Too much noise?
Q: I live right next to the site of the 15th Street Bridge replacement in Allentown and I was wondering if they have some special dispensation allowing them to operate heavy machinery hours before...
View ArticleRoad Warrior: Security officers, not police, at Fairgrounds
Q: The concern I have is with the security company at the Allentown Fairgrounds, Lehigh Law Enforcement Officers Association. When you read that title, what comes to mind? Police officers, right? This...
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