Work on the Route 248 rehabilitation project in Carbon County began Monday.

Three miles of 248 eastbound were reduced to one lane from Parryville to about a mile before the Palmerton exit.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation project involves redoing the road between Route 209 and the Northampton County line.

Work on the project includes upgrading rock fence, upgrading median barrier, concrete patching, concrete joint rehabilitation, milling and paving, upgrading shoulders and guide rail new pavement markings and other miscellaneous items.

The project also includes rehabilitating interchange ramps on this section of Route 248.

J.D. Eckman Inc. of Atglen is the general contractor on the $13.8 million project, slated for completion in June 2022. During the first phase of the project, motorists should expect 24-hour single-lane conditions on Route 248 east and west for concrete median barrier work.