U.S. 322 (Conchester Highway) Restrictions Scheduled Next Week for Widening Project in Concord Township

U.S. 322 (Conchester Highway) Restrictions Scheduled Next Week for Widening
Project in Concord Township

4/13/2017-KING OF PRUSSIA

Daytime and nighttime lane closures are scheduled next week on U.S. 322
(Conchester Highway) between U.S. 1 (Baltimore Pike) to just east of
Mattson
Road/Featherbed Lane in Concord Township, Delaware County, for shoulder
reconstruction, barrier placement and clearing operations related to a
$62.7
million project to improve and widen the highway, the Pennsylvania
Department
of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.

On Monday, April 17, through Friday, April 21, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM and
7:00
PM to 6:00 AM, flaggers will direct an alternating single lane of traffic
on
U.S. 322 (Conchester Highway) through various work areas along the 2.6-mile

construction zone.

During the daytime operations, crews will continue clearing the eastbound
side
of U.S. 322 (Conchester Highway), where the highway will be widened.

Nighttime operations will include reconstruction of the westbound shoulder
to
provide additional space for the two travel lanes that will be maintained
during construction to widen the roadway. Crews also will begin installing
temporary construction barrier along the edge of the eastbound lanes.

Motorists should expect delays on U.S. 322 (Conchester Highway) and on
northbound U.S. 1 (Baltimore Pike) approaching U.S. 322 (Conchester
Highway),
allow extra time for travel through the work areas, or use an alternate
route.
Scheduled activities are weather dependent.

PennDOT began construction 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.

U.S. 322 (Conchester Highway) 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 6:00 AM, for various operations as construction advances
along
the corridor.

Work on the first mainline section (Section 101) 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.

Engineering design is advancing for the widening and reconstruction of the
eastern section (Section 102) 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.

For more information and to sign up for email alerts about the project, go
to
us322conchester.com.

For more information on projects occurring or being bid this year, those
made
possible by or accelerated by Act 89, or those on the department's Four and

Twelve Year Plans, visit www.projects.penndot.gov.

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