Wolf Administration Announces Work to Begin on Route 29 (Morehall Road) Improvement Project in Chester County

Wolf Administration Announces Work to Begin on Route 29 (Morehall Road)
Improvement Project in Chester County

9/27/2017-KING OF PRUSSIA

The Wolf Administration announced today that construction is scheduled to
begin
Monday, October 2, on an improvement project to reconstruct a portion of
Route
29 (Morehall Road) between the Pennsylvania Turnpike ramps and the
intersection
of North Atwater Drive/General Warren Boulevard in East Whiteland Township,

Chester County, to correct existing sinkhole and pavement subsidence
issues.
The project is scheduled to be completed in fall 2018.

"The purpose of this project is to address a history of reoccurring
sinkholes
located along this stretch of highway, and provide a safe and efficient
roadway
while decreasing future maintenance costs and traffic impacts," Governor
Tom
Wolf said. "Our work here in Chester County is part of our continuing
effort to
improve transportation infrastructure in Pennsylvania."

Beginning Monday, October 2, through Friday, October 13, from 9:00 AM to
3:00
PM, motorists will encounter weekday lane restrictions in both directions
on
Route 29 (Morehall Road) between Yellow Springs Road and Flat Road for
exploratory drilling.

Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through this work
zone
because slowdowns will occur during construction. The contractor's schedule
is
weather dependent.

Under this improvement project, PennDOT is working to minimize future
sinkhole
problems by constructing geotechnical treatments and roadway drainage
improvements to prevent surface water infiltration and provide structural
support to the roadway.

Allan A. Myers, LP, of Worcester, Montgomery County, is the general
contractor
on the $2,592,555 project, which is financed with 100 percent state 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.

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.

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
information on Twitter at www.twitter.com/511PAPhilly, and follow the
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