PennDOT Starting First of Two Mainline Contracts to Improve and Widen U.S. 322 (Conchester Highway) in Delaware County

PennDOT Starting First of Two Mainline Contracts to Improve and Widen U.S.
322 (Conchester Highway) in Delaware County

3/17/2017-KING OF PRUSSIA

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today
that
preliminary construction is scheduled to begin Monday, March 20, on the
first
of two mainline projects to widen and reconstruct a 6.7-mile section of
U.S.
322 (Conchester Highway) from U.S. 1 (Baltimore Pike) to just east of Route
452
(Market Street) in Concord, Bethel and Upper Chichester townships, Delaware

County.

Beginning Monday, March 20, through Friday, March 24, from 9:00 AM to 3:00
PM,
U.S. 322 (Conchester Highway) motorists will encounter single lane
conditions
between U.S. 1 (Baltimore Pike) and Evergreen Drive, for clearing
operations.
Traffic will be controlled by flagging.

This preliminary work is part of a $62.7 million project to improve travel
and
safety on the first section, or western section of U.S. 322 (Conchester
Highway) from U.S. 1 (Baltimore Pike) to just east of Mattson
Road/Featherbed
Lane near Clayton Park in Concord Township, by widening the highway from
two
lanes to four lanes with a grass median separating the eastbound and
westbound
travel lanes.

The scope of work on the first section also includes:

• Reconstructing, widening and upgrading five intersections to provide four

through lanes and turn lanes on U.S. 322 at Evergreen Drive, Fellowship
Drive/Station Road, Cambridge Drive, Featherbed Lane/Mattson Road and
Clayton
Park Drive;
• Upgrading traffic signals on U.S. 322 at U.S. 1 (Baltimore Pike),
Evergreen
Drive, Fellowship Drive/Station Road and Featherbed Lane/Mattson Road;
• Eliminating through and left turn movements on Spring Valley Road, Merion

Drive, Cambridge Drive, Station Road and Clayton Park Drive; and
• Installing three dynamic message signs, six closed circuit TV cameras,
and
Bluetooth tag readers to optimize traffic flow.

In addition, the bridge carrying U.S. 322 (Conchester Highway) over
SEPTA/Webb
Creek and the bridge over Smith Bridge Road will be replaced. Five
retaining
walls and a sound barrier will also be constructed in this section.

During construction, U.S. 322 (Conchester Highway) between U.S. 1
(Baltimore
Pike) and Clayton Park Drive will remain open to one lane of traffic in
each
direction during peak travel times. Periodic flagger-controlled lane
restrictions may occur Mondays through Fridays from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, and

from 7:00 PM to 5:00 AM, for various operations as construction advances
along
the corridor.

Work on the first mainline section of U.S. 322 (Conchester Highway) is
scheduled to be completed in fall 2020.

J.D. Eckman, Inc. of Atglen, Chester County, is the general contractor on
the
project which is financed with 80 percent federal and 20 percent state
funds.

With construction beginning next week on the western section of U.S. 322
(Conchester Highway), engineering design is advancing for the widening and
reconstruction of the eastern section of the highway from Featherbed
Lane/Mattson Road to just east of Route 452 (Market Street). Construction
on
this section is expected to start in 2019.

An additional contract to replace the U.S. 322 (Conchester Highway) bridge
over
the CSX railroad and Bethel Road as well as improvements to the adjacent
Bethel
Road Interchange is under design and not yet scheduled for construction.

PennDOT has launched a new website — us322conchester.com — to keep
motorists
and residents informed during the reconstruction and widening of U.S. 322
(Conchester Highway). The site provides updated construction details and
photos, graphics showing improvements at each intersection, travel
information
for commuters, a form for submitting questions or comments, and an email
subscription service for receiving news and other information about the
project.

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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