U.S. 422 and Route 23 Travel Restrictions Scheduled Next Week for Bridge Construction in Valley Forge Area

U.S. 422 and Route 23 Travel Restrictions Scheduled Next Week for Bridge
Construction in Valley Forge Area

6/9/2017-KING OF PRUSSIA

U.S. 422 and Route 23 motorists will encounter travel restrictions next
week in
Upper Merion and West Norriton townships, Montgomery County, for bridge
construction, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)
announced
today.

The work schedule, which is weather dependent, is:

• Monday, June 12, through Friday, June 16, from 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM, the
right
lane is scheduled to close on westbound U.S. 422 between Route 23 (Valley
Forge
Road) and Route 363 (Trooper Road);
• Monday, June 12, through Friday, June 16, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, lane
closures with flagging are scheduled on Route 23 (Valley Forge Road)
between
Moore Road and Gulph Road; and
• Monday, June 12, through Friday, June 16, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, the
ramp
from eastbound U.S. 422 to Route 23 (Valley Forge Road) is scheduled to
close.
During construction, eastbound U.S. 422 motorists will be directed to
continue
on U.S. 422, exit at First Avenue and turn left on Gulph Road to reach
Route 23
(Valley Forge Road).

In addition to the travel restrictions next week, the ramp from Route 23
(Valley Forge Road) to eastbound U.S. 422 will be closed and detoured
beginning
Monday, July 10, for construction activities. The ramp closure will be in
place
through late fall. During construction, Route 23 (Valley Forge Road)
motorists
wanting to access eastbound U.S. 422 will be directed to use Gulph Road and

First Avenue to reach eastbound U.S. 422.

PennDOT advises drivers to allow additional time for travel on U.S. 422 and

Route 23 (Valley Forge Road) near the construction areas because backups
will
occur.

This work is part of the $97.4 million project to build new, wider bridges
to
improve travel and carry U.S. 422 motorists over the Schuylkill River,
Norfolk
Southern Railroad, South Trooper Road and Schuylkill River Trail in West
Norriton, Upper Merion and Lower Providence townships. The project includes

improving U.S. 422 between the Route 23 (Valley Forge Road) and Route 363
(Trooper Road) interchanges; upgrading Route 23 (Valley Forge Road) at its
interchange with U.S. 422; and improving ramps at the Route 363 (Trooper
Road),
Route 23 (Valley Forge Road) and First Avenue interchanges. Construction
began
in February 2016 and is scheduled to finish in May 2020.

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

For additional information on U.S. 422 improvement projects, visit
www.422improvements.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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on the 511PA website.

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