Wolf Administration Announces Project to Improve the Route 41 and Newark Road Intersection in New Garden Township

Wolf Administration Announces Project to Improve the Route 41 and Newark
Road Intersection in New Garden Township

6/28/2017-KING OF PRUSSIA

The Wolf Administration announced today that construction is scheduled to
begin
on Sunday, July 9, on a project to improve travel and safety at the
intersection of Route 41 (Gap Newport Pike) and Newark Road in New Garden
Township, Chester County. The project is scheduled to be completed in
spring
2018.

"This project is a prime example of how the state is allocating funding to
address the increasing need for better mobility and safety on our
roadways,"
Governor Tom Wolf said. "Improvements made at this intersection and
thousands
of others around the state will not only benefit drivers, pedestrians and
cyclists, but our local economy as well."

Under this intersection improvement project, PennDOT will widen the travel
lanes; resurface the intersection; add left turn lanes; remove right turn
lanes
on Newark Road to improve safety; upgrade the existing traffic signal;
install
a new crosswalk, pedestrian push buttons and ADA curb ramps; and install
new
guiderail, drainage and stormwater management features.

During construction, there will be periodic lane restrictions on Route 41
(Gap
Newport Pike) and Newark Road during off-peak travel times. The work
schedule
is:

• Sunday, July 9, from 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM, and Monday, July 10, from 9:00
AM to
3:00 PM, lane restrictions with flagging are scheduled on Newark Road
between
Route 41 (Gap Newport Pike) and Buck Toe Road for milling and paving
operations.

All scheduled activities are weather dependent. Motorists are advised to
allow
extra time when traveling near the work area because backups and delays may

occur.

Allan A. Myers, Inc. of Worcester, Montgomery County is the general
contractor
on the $1,405,777 project which is financed with 80 percent federal and 20
percent state funds.

A list of weekly road restrictions and PennDOT maintenance operations in
the
five-county Philadelphia region is available by visiting the District 6
Traffic
Bulletin at www.penndot.gov/District6.

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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