Overnight Lane Closures Scheduled on U.S. 422 and Route 23 in Valley Forge Area

Overnight Lane Closures Scheduled on U.S. 422 and Route 23 in Valley Forge
Area

4/28/2016-KING OF PRUSSIA

Overnight travel restrictions are scheduled on U.S. 422 and Route 23
(Valley
Forge Road) in Montgomery County for road construction activities that are
part
of a $97.4 million transportation improvement project, the Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation (PennDOT) said today.

PennDOT's contractor began construction in February 2016 to build new,
wider
bridges to improve travel and carry U.S. 422 motorists over the Schuylkill
River, Norfolk Southern Railroad, South Trooper Road and Schuylkill River
Trail
in West Norriton, Upper Merion and Lower Providence townships. The project
also
includes the improvement of U.S. 422 between the Route 23 (Valley Forge
Road)
and Route 363 (Trooper Road) interchanges; the improvement of Route 23
(Valley
Forge Road); and ramps at the Route 363 (Trooper Road), Route 23 (Valley
Forge
Road) and First Avenue interchanges. The project is scheduled to finish in
May
2020.

U.S. 422 will continue to be reduced from two lanes to one in both
directions
between First Avenue and Route 363 (Trooper Road) on Sunday through
Thursday
nights through late May for shoulder reconstruction and paving, and
drainage
installation. The nighttime restriction will be in place Sunday, May 1,
through
Thursday, May, 5, and then each following week through the end of May. The
eastbound U.S. 422 lane closure will be in effect each work night from 7:00
PM
to 5:00 AM the following morning, and the westbound lane closure will be in

place from 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM the following morning.

On Route 23 (Valley Forge Road), lane closures will be in place between
Moore
Road and Gulph Road in Upper Merion Township on Monday, May 2, to Thursday,
May
5, and on Monday, May 9, to Thursday, May 12, from 7:00 PM to 5:00 AM the
following morning for paving and median removal.

The contractor's work schedule is dependent on the weather.

The speed limit in the U.S. 422 work zone is reduced to 45 miles per hour.
Motorists are advised to reduce their travel speeds and be alert of crews
working on the highway.

J.D. Eckman, Inc. of Atglen, Chester County, is the general contractor on
the
$97,380,711 contract. The project is financed with 80 percent federal and
20
percent state funds. Construction is scheduled to finish in May 2020.

For additional information on U.S. 422 improvement projects, visit
www.422improvements.com.

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
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devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts
accessible
on the 511PA website.

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