U.S. 1 (City Avenue) Lane Restrictions Scheduled Next Week in Philadelphia and Montgomery County

U.S. 1 (City Avenue) Lane Restrictions Scheduled Next Week in Philadelphia
and Montgomery County

9/22/2016-KING OF PRUSSIA

Lane restrictions are scheduled next week on U.S. 1 (City Avenue) between
Wynnewood Avenue and 63rd Street, and between Cardinal Avenue and Lapsley
Avenue in Philadelphia and Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, on
Monday,
September 26, through Friday, September 30, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, for
construction related to a $2.9 million safety improvement project, the
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.

PennDOT's contractor will work the next 15 months to improve travel and
safety
on a three-mile section of U.S. 1 (City Avenue) between Interstate 76 and
U.S.
30 (Lancaster Avenue), by installing adaptive traffic signals to improve
traffic flow and pedestrian safety along the corridor. The project is
scheduled
to finish in November 2017.

Crews will upgrade and fully modernize 17 signalized intersections along
U.S. 1
(City Avenue) with a new wireless communication system to better
accommodate
traffic flow. The improvements also include the installation of new
pedestrian
push buttons, traffic signal heads, pavement markings, overhead street
signs,
and 74 new ADA curb ramps.

In addition to installing adaptive traffic signals, PennDOT's contractor
will
perform various other roadway improvements on U.S. 1 (City Avenue),
including a
new left turn and lane configurations at Cardinal Avenue to improve traffic
and
safety at that intersection.

Armor & Sons Electric Inc., of Langhorne, Bucks County, is the general
contractor on the $2,895,674 project, which is financed with 100 percent
federal funds.

The City Avenue Special Services District was responsible for initiating
this
transportation improvement project and advancing it by obtaining a
Congestion
Mitigation and Air Quality grant for the acquisition and installation of
new
traffic-adaptive signal equipment, and financing the engineering design of
the
new signal system.

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.

For more PennDOT information, visit www.penndot.gov. Follow Local PennDOT
Information on Twitter at www.twitter.com/511PAPhilly, and follow the
department on Facebook at
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