Wolf Administration Announces Major Improvement Project to Begin to Repair and Resurface 12.5 Miles of I-76 in Montgomery County

Wolf Administration Announces Major Improvement Project to Begin to Repair
and Resurface 12.5 Miles of I-76 in Montgomery County

6/15/2017-KING OF PRUSSIA

The Wolf Administration announced today that preliminary survey operations
are
scheduled to begin next week on a major improvement project to repair and
resurface 12.5 miles of Interstate 76 from U.S. 1 (City Avenue) to just
west of
the U.S. 202 Interchange in Lower Merion Township, West Conshohocken
Borough
and Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County.

"Improving the I-76 corridor is a critical part of strengthening the
state's
transportation network for residents, commuters and the economy in the
Philadelphia region," Governor Tom Wolf said. "This much-needed pavement
improvement project will greatly benefit the thousands of drivers who use
the
expressway for their daily commutes."

Under this improvement project, PennDOT will mill, overlay and rehabilitate

existing pavement; perform base repairs; install new guide rail; repair or
replace damaged traffic signs, two overhead sign structures and numerous
expansion joints on three structures; and install rumble strips,
delineators
and new mileage markers along the four-lane section of I-76.

Prior to resurfacing, PennDOT's contractor will begin preliminary
operations on
I-76 between Interstate 476 and U.S. 1 (City Avenue). The work schedule is:

• Monday, June 19, and Tuesday, June 20, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM,
intermittent
lane closures are scheduled on eastbound I-76 between Interstate 476 and
U.S. 1
(City Avenue);
• Wednesday, June 21, and Thursday, June 22, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM,
intermittent lane closures are scheduled on westbound I-76 between U.S. 1
(City
Avenue) and I-476; and
• Friday, June 23, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, intermittent lane closures are

scheduled on eastbound and westbound I-76 at the I-476 Interchange.

All scheduled activities are weather dependent. Motorists are advised to
use an
alternate route or allow extra time when traveling on I-76 in the work
areas
because backups and delays will occur.

Following preliminary operations next week, concrete patching, milling and
paving operations will get underway beginning at 9:00 PM Sunday, June 26.
I-76
motorists can expect daily overnight lane closures Sundays through
Thursdays
from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM, and Fridays and Saturdays from 9:00 PM until
mid-morning the next day.

The resurfacing of mainline I-76 in Montgomery County is scheduled to be
completed in late October, while work on the entire project will finish in
summer 2018.

J.D. Eckman, Inc. of Atglen, Chester County is the general contractor on
the
$21,150,734 project, which is financed with 100 percent federal funds.

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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