Travel Restrictions Scheduled on Route 29 (Gravel Pike), Route 73 (Skippack Pike) and Plank Road in Montgomery County

Travel Restrictions Scheduled on Route 29 (Gravel Pike), Route 73 (Skippack
Pike) and Plank Road in Montgomery County

3/9/2017-KING OF PRUSSIA

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) today announced
that
lane restrictions are scheduled next week on Route 29 (Gravel Pike), Route
73
(Skippack Pike) and Plank Road in Perkiomen and Skippack townships,
Montgomery
County, for utility construction.

The work schedule is:

• Monday, March 13, through Friday, March 17, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM,
Route 29
(Gravel Pike) will be reduced to one lane between Miller Road and Harrison
Road
in Perkiomen Township, for utility relocation. Traffic will be controlled
by
flagging;
• Monday, March 13, through Friday, March 17, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM,
Route 73
(Skippack Pike) will be restricted to one lane between Squirrel Hill Road
and
Perkiomen Creek Road in Skippack Township, for excavation and utility
relocation. Traffic will be controlled by flagging; and
• Monday, March 13, through Friday, March 17, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM,
Plank
Road will be restricted to one lane between Route 29 (Gravel Pike) and
Route 73
(Skippack Pike) in Perkiomen Township, for utility relocation. Traffic will
be
controlled by flagging.

Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the
construction areas because slowdowns may occur. The work schedule is
weather
dependent.

The work is part of PennDOT's $11 million project to improve travel and
safety
at the intersection of Route 29 (Gravel Pike) at Plank Road/Otts Road; the
intersection of Route 73 (Skippack Pike) at Plank Road; and the Meyers
Road,
Seitz Road and Township Line Road intersection in Skippack, Perkiomen and
Limerick Townships, Montgomery County.

The improvements include widening the intersection of Route 73 (Skippack
Pike)
and Plank Road to include left turn lanes on both roads; relocating Otts
Road
to align with Plank Road at Route 29 (Gravel Pike) to create a four-leg
intersection; adding left turn lanes on Route 29 (Gravel Pike) at Plank
Road/Otts Road; adding left turn lanes on Plank Road and Otts Road at Route
29
(Gravel Pike); realigning Meyers Road to intersect with Township Line Road;

realigning Seitz Road to form a T-intersection with Meyers Road; installing
new
traffic signals along the project corridor; and improving the roadway
alignment
in three locations.

H & K Group, Inc., of Skippack, Montgomery County, is the general
contractor on
the $11,292,416 contract that financed with 100 percent state funds. The
project is expected to finish in spring 2019.

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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