Wolf Administration Announces Work to Begin on $8.8 Million Project to Resurface 26 Miles of State Highway in Philadelphia

Wolf Administration Announces Work to Begin on $8.8 Million Project to
Resurface 26 Miles of State Highway in Philadelphia

5/5/2017-KING OF PRUSSIA

The Wolf Administration announced today that construction is scheduled to
begin
next week on an $8.8 million project to repair and resurface 26 miles of
state
highway in Philadelphia. Work on the project is expected to be completed in

late October.

"This vital infrastructure project will help create safer driving
conditions
for both residents and visitors to the City of Philadelphia," Governor Tom
Wolf
said. "Investing in improved and resurfaced roads will reduce damage to
vehicles and costs to motorists, and will help increase the safety and
efficiency of our roadways."

Beginning Monday, May 8, through Friday, May 12, from 7:00 PM to 6:00 AM
and
from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, lane restrictions are scheduled on the following
roads
for paving operations:

• Kingsessing Avenue between 52nd Street and 65th Street;
• 65th Street between Kingsessing Avenue and Cobbs Creek Parkway; and
• Chester Avenue between U.S. 13 (Baltimore Avenue) and 52nd Street.

Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through these work

zones because slowdowns will occur during construction. The contractor's
schedule is dependent on the weather.

The additional state highways scheduled for resurfacing under this contract

include:

• U.S. 30 (Girard Avenue) between Lancaster Avenue and Lansdowne Drive/U.S.
13
(34th Street);
• Cheltenham Avenue between Route 611 (Old York Road) and Tookany Creek
Parkway/Crescentville Road;
• Princeton Avenue between U.S. 13 (Frankford Avenue) and I-95 Service
Road;
• Willits Road between Academy Road and Ashton Road;
• Spring Garden Street between 39th Street/Lancaster Avenue and the Art
Museum
Circle;
• Whitby Avenue between Cobbs Creek Parkway and South 52nd Street;
• Parkside Avenue between North 52nd Street and U.S. 30 (West Girard
Avenue);
• Henry Avenue between U.S. 13 (Hunting Park Avenue) and Walnut Lane;
• Stenton Avenue between Ivy Hill Road and Phil Ellena Street;
• Godfrey Avenue from Wister Street to east of Front Street;
• Clarissa Street/Wayne Avenue between U.S. 13 (Hunting Park Avenue) and
Washington Lane;
• Bethlehem Pike between Germantown Avenue and Stenton Avenue; and
• Mt. Airy Avenue/Easton Road/Wadsworth Avenue between Germantown Avenue
and
Cheltenham Avenue.

Under this improvement project, PennDOT will mill the existing roadway
surface
and repave the state highways with new asphalt. The new pavement will seal
the
roadways and provide motorists with a smoother riding surface.

Tony DePaul and Son of Philadelphia, PA is the general contractor on the
$8,889,694 project, which is financed with 100 percent state funds from Act
89,
Pennsylvania's Transportation Plan.

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.

For more PennDOT information, visit www.penndot.gov. Follow local PennDOT
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