PennDOT to Improve Route 32 (River Road) by Replacing Deteriorated Retaining Wall in Solebury Township

PennDOT to Improve Route 32 (River Road) by Replacing Deteriorated
Retaining Wall in Solebury Township

2/17/2016-KING OF PRUSSIA

Construction will begin Monday, February 29 on a $3.9 million project to
improve travel and safety on Route 32 in Solebury Township, Bucks County,
by
replacing a 1,300-foot-long deteriorated retaining wall and rebuilding the
state roadway in the area of the wall, Pennsylvania Department of
Transportation (PennDOT) said today.

PennDOT's contractor will restore the structural stability of Route 32
(River
Road) between the intersections of Paxson Road and Laurel Road by building
a
new retaining wall made of concrete panels and steel piles to replace the
existing wall, which has been severely damaged by several flooding storms.
In
addition, crews will reconstruct and resurface 1,450 feet of Route 32
(River
Road); improve drainage by installing 24 new storm inlets and more than
1,200
feet of storm sewers; replace two existing drain pipes; construct four
storm
water outlets; install curb along the retaining wall; and add new guide
rail
and traffic signs.

Route 32 (River Road) will be closed and detoured between Cuttalossa Road
and
Laurel Road beginning February 29. The road is scheduled to reopen in June
2016. A posted detour will take passenger vehicles over Route 263 (Upper
York
Road), Aquetong Road, and Greenhill Road. Trucks will be detoured over U.S.
202
and Route 611 (Easton Road. Local access will be maintained up to the
construction area on Route 32 (River Road).

H & K Group, Inc., of Skippack, Montgomery County, is the general
contractor on
the $3,960,852 project. This transportation improvement project is financed

with 100 percent state funds.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles by
visiting
www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides
traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and
access
to more than 770 traffic cameras.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and
Android
devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts
accessible
on the 511PA website.

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