U.S. 202 Express Lane Traffic Shift at U.S. 30 Begins Next Weekend for Bridge Rehabilitations over Amtrak in Chester County

U.S. 202 Express Lane Traffic Shift at U.S. 30 Begins Next Weekend for
Bridge Rehabilitations over Amtrak in Chester County

5/4/2017-KING OF PRUSSIA

The first of two Express Lane traffic shifts is scheduled to begin next
weekend
on U.S. 202 in East Whiteland and West Whiteland townships, Chester County,
for
construction related to the rehabilitation of two bridges over Amtrak rail
lines near the U.S. 30 Interchange, the Pennsylvania Department of
Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.

The work schedule is:

• Monday, May 8, through Thursday, May 11, from 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM the
following morning, lane closures are scheduled on northbound and southbound

U.S. 202 between the U.S. 30 and Boot Road interchanges;

• Friday, May 12, from 8:00 PM to 10:00 AM the following morning, the left
lane
is scheduled to close on northbound and southbound U.S. 202 between the
Boot
Road and U.S. 30 interchanges; and

• Saturday, May 13, from 4:00 AM to 10:00 AM, and 8:00 PM to 10:00 AM the
following morning, the right lane is scheduled to close on northbound U.S.
202
between the Boot Road and U.S. 30 interchanges. During these times, the
first
Express Lane traffic shift will begin to move the left lane of northbound
traffic to the southbound side of U.S. 202, where concrete barriers will
separate it from southbound traffic. During the Express Lane traffic shift,

northbound U.S. 202 motorists will not have access to the exit ramp to U.S.
30
(Lancaster Avenue). The detour will direct northbound U.S. 202 motorists to

continue to the Route 401 (Conestoga Road) Interchange and turn right onto
Route 401 (Conestoga Road) to reach U.S. 30 (Lancaster Avenue).

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

dependent.

The work is part of a $26.4 million project to complete the final phase of
the
U.S. 202 Section 300 improvement project, which includes the rehabilitation
of
two bridges over Amtrak rail lines.

Crews will repair the six-span twin structures by upgrading the support
piers;
replacing the bridge decks and walls; constructing a retaining wall to
stabilize the embankment, rehabilitating existing concrete pavement north
of
the bridges; and installing new Intelligent Transportation System (ITS)
equipment.

In order to maintain two lanes of traffic in each direction on U.S. 202,
PennDOT is building the project in five stages and utilizing the Express
Lane
traffic shift in both directions.

Once the rehabilitation of the northbound bridge is completed in mid-2018,
three lanes of traffic — two northbound lanes and a southbound express lane
—
will be shifted to the rebuilt northbound bridge. The southbound bridge
will
then be reconstructed one half-at-a-time.

A final construction stage will remove the crossovers and restore the
median to
complete the project in fall 2019.

In addition to rehabilitating the two U.S. 202 bridges, the improvement
project
includes restoring U.S. 202's concrete pavement near the U.S. 30
Interchange;
rehabilitating the bridge carrying Morstein Road over U.S. 202 in East
Goshen
Township, Chester County; and installing new highway signs and Dynamic
Message
System (DMS) structures on U.S. 202 and U.S. 30 in Tredyffrin, East
Whiteland
and West Whiteland townships, Chester County, and U.S. 202 in Upper Merion
Township, Montgomery County.

Allan A Myers, Inc. of Worcester, Montgomery County, is the general
contractor
on the $26,370,555 project which is financed with 100 percent federal
funds.

For more information, visit www.us202-300.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.

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 825 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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