Route 401 (Conestoga Road) Bridge to be Reduced to One Lane in West Vincent Township, Chester County, Due to Bridge Damage

Route 401 (Conestoga Road) Bridge to be Reduced to One Lane in West Vincent
Township, Chester County, Due to Bridge Damage

4/20/2016-KING OF PRUSSIA

Route 401 (Conestoga Road) will be reduced from two lanes to one at the
intersection with St. Matthews Road in West Vincent Township, Chester
County,
beginning Thursday afternoon, April 21, due to structural damage to the
stone
masonry arch bridge over a branch of Pickering Creek, the Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation said today.

Two-way travel on Route 401 (Conestoga Road) will be controlled at this
single-lane section by stop signs. Motorists are advised to use extra care
and
allow additional time for travel through the restricted area because
slowdowns
will occur.

St. Matthews Road will remain open and turning moves will be maintained at
the
intersection. St. Matthews Road traffic will continue to be controlled by
stop
signs at the Route 401 (Conestoga Road) intersection.

PennDOT will implement the single-lane traffic pattern on Route 401
(Conestoga
Road) following a bridge inspection that revealed damage to the stone walls

that run alongside the roadway.

The width of Route 401 (Conestoga Road) will be narrowed to 15 feet through
the
intersection with St. Matthews Road. Protective barrels will be placed in
front
of the stone walls.

PennDOT plans to develop a rehabilitation project to repair the stone arch
structure and restore Route 401 (Conestoga Road) to two travel lanes at
this
location.

The Route 401 (Conestoga Road) bridge was built in 1870. It is 11 feet
long
and 42 feet wide due to the skew of the structure. The normal roadway width
for
two-way travel across the bridge is 18 feet. Route 401 (Conestoga Road)
carries
6,000 vehicles a day in the area of this bridge.

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