Route 926 Scheduled to Close February 13 and Reopen September 1

Route 926 Scheduled to Close February 13 and Reopen September 1

1/23/2017-KING OF PRUSSIA

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) today announced
that
construction is scheduled to begin on Monday, February 13, to replace the
structurally-deficient Route 926 (Street Road) bridge over the Brandywine
Creek
in Birmingham and Pocopson townships, Chester County.

The construction schedule on this $8.6 million project has been accelerated
so
the new bridge can open by Friday, September 1.

Beginning, Monday, February 13, Route 926 (Street Road) will be closed and
detoured for the duration of construction between Pocopson Road and Creek
Road.
Motorists using Route 926 (Street Road) will be detoured over U.S. 202,
U.S. 1,
and Route 52 (Lenape Road). Additionally, Creek Road will close in June
2017
for construction on the bridge approaches. Creek Road motorists will be
detoured over U.S. 1 and Route 52 (Lenape Road).

Over the next seven months, PennDOT's contractor will improve Route 926
(Street
Road) by replacing the 79-year-old bridge with a new three-span structure
built
at a higher elevation; rebuilding and raising 1,700 feet of the roadway
approaches to make them less prone to flooding; replacing the nearby
culvert
over Radley Run with an 84-foot twin arch concrete culvert; and realigning
800
feet of Creek Road at its northern intersection with Route 926 (Street
Road).

The new bridge will be built to resemble the current structure and have
stone
form liners covering the piers so they resemble the existing piers. The new

structure also will include an open, higher railing.

Following the reopening of Route 926 (Street Road), there will be one
weekend
in spring 2018 when Route 926 (Street Road) will close for final
resurfacing of
the new bridge and culvert.

The existing four-span bridge was built in 1937 and rehabilitated in 1974.
The
steel I-beam structure is 190 feet long and 26 feet wide. The bridge, which
is
posted with a weight restriction of 26 tons and 33 tons for combination
loads,
carries approximately 13,200 vehicles a day.

To improve travel through the intersection of Route 52 (Lenape Road) and
Pocopson Road/West Creek Road, the contractor worked this month to install
a
permanent traffic signal. The new signal will include a Flashing Yellow
Arrow
signal for left turns from Route 52 (Lenape Road) to Pocopson Road/West
Creek
Road, in addition to the standard red, yellow and green lights. This
Flashing
Yellow Arrow signal will be the first to operate in the Philadelphia
region.

The Flashing Yellow Arrow signal is new to Pennsylvania, but they have
become
commonplace in many states across the country over the last 10 years. Based
on
studies and transportation agency testimonials, Flashing Yellow Arrow
signals
improve left-turning safety by helping motorists recognize that they should

yield while making left turns when there is oncoming traffic and
pedestrians.

Clearwater Construction, Inc., of Mercer, PA, is the general contractor on
the
$8,614,000 transportation improvement project is financed with 100 percent
state funds.

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.

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