Travel Restrictions Scheduled on U.S. 422, Route 23 and Gulph Road in Valley Forge Area for Roadwork

Travel Restrictions Scheduled on U.S. 422, Route 23 and Gulph Road in
Valley Forge Area for Roadwork

4/15/2016-KING OF PRUSSIA

Travel restrictions are scheduled on U.S. 422 and two state roads between
the
First Avenue and Route 363 (Trooper Road) interchanges in Montgomery County
and
Chester County for road and ramp construction, the Pennsylvania Department
of
Transportation (PennDOT) said today.

The operations are part of PennDOT's $97.4 million project 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,

which began in February 2016, also includes the improvement of U.S. 422 and
the
ramps at the Route 363 (Trooper Road), Route 23 (Valley Forge Road) and
First
Avenue interchanges.

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 the excavation and resurfacing of the roadway
shoulders. Next week, the nighttime restriction will be in place on Sunday,

April 17, to Thursday, April 21. The eastbound lane closure on U.S. 422
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.

In addition, crews will work overnight on ramps at U.S. 422's interchanges
at
Route 23 (Valley Forge Road) and Route 363 (Trooper Road) on Sunday, April
17,
to Thursday, April 21. The ramps will remain open to traffic but the travel

lanes will be narrower. The affected ramps are the U.S. 422 east off-ramp
to
Route 23 (Valley Forge Road); the two Route 23 (Valley Forge Road) ramps to

U.S. 422 west; and the U.S. 422 west off-ramp to Route 363 (Trooper Road).

Work on the eastbound ramp on U.S. 422 will take place each night from 7:00
PM
to 5:00 AM, and on the westbound ramps from 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM.

Lane closures are scheduled on Route 23 (Valley Forge Road) between Moore
Road
and Gulph Road in Upper Merion Township on Monday, April 24, to Thursday,
April
28, from 7:00 PM to 5:00 AM for median removal and paving.

Roadwork will restrict travel on southbound Gulph Road in the area of the
First
Avenue intersection in Upper Merion Township, on Monday, April 24, to
Thursday,
April 28, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

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

The speed limit within 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
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on the 511PA website.

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