Intermittent Lane Closures Scheduled on U.S. 422 East for Bridge Beam Setting

Intermittent Lane Closures Scheduled on U.S. 422 East for Bridge Beam
Setting

1/18/2017-KING OF PRUSSIA

Intermittent lane closures are scheduled on eastbound U.S. 422 between the
Sanatoga and Route 724 interchanges in Lower Pottsgrove Township,
Montgomery
County, and North Coventry Township, Chester County, for the placement of
20
concrete beams on the new bridge being built over the Schuylkill River, the

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.

Crews will work Monday, January 23, through Friday, January 27, from 9:00
AM to
3:00 PM. Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through
the
area as backups may occur on eastbound U.S. 422 during this time. The work
schedule is weather dependent.

PennDOT's contractor is currently replacing the eastbound U.S. 422 bridge
over
the Schuylkill River between the Route 100 and Stowe interchanges, as part
of
the $36.2 million bridge improvement project. One lane of eastbound and
westbound traffic is traveling over the river on the U.S. 422 bridge that
formerly carried westbound drivers only.

The new U.S. 422 crossing is being built in three stages to keep one travel

lane open in each direction during construction. The westbound U.S. 422
structure was replaced in stage one, the eastbound U.S. 422 bridge is being

rebuilt in stage two, and the center median in stage three. Construction is

scheduled to finish in September 2018.

The new U.S. 422 crossing will be 924 feet long and 95 feet wide. The new
structures will carry two 12-foot travel lanes, a 10-foot outside shoulder
and
an eight-foot inside shoulder. The existing U.S. 422 crossing is 869 feet
long
and 72 feet wide.

J.D. Eckman, Inc., of Atglen, Chester County, is the general contractor on
the
$36,237,872 contract that is financed with 100 percent state funds from Act
89,
Pennsylvania's transportation plan.

This improvement project is the second of six projects to move to
construction
for PennDOT's multi-phase program to rebuild and improve seven miles of
U.S.
422 between the Berks County line and the Sanatoga Interchange.

For more information on the project, visit www.422improvements.com.

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