U.S. 422 East to Close Several Nights Next Week for Construction in Pottstown Area

U.S. 422 East to Close Several Nights Next Week for Construction in
Pottstown Area

11/2/2017-KING OF PRUSSIA

Eastbound U.S. 422 in the Pottstown area will be closed and detoured for
several nights next week for barrier installation and resurfacing
operations as
part of a project to improve and reconstruct 1.2 miles of U.S. 422 from
just
east of the Schuylkill River bridge to just west of the Montgomery County
line
in North Coventry Township, Chester County, West Pottsgrove Township,
Montgomery County, and Douglass Township, Berks County, the Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.

On Monday, November 6, and Wednesday, November 8, through Friday, November
10,
from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM, eastbound U.S. 422 will be closed and detoured
from
the split with Benjamin Franklin Highway in Douglass Township, Berks
County, to
Route 100 (Pottstown Pike) in North Coventry Township, Chester County.
During
construction, eastbound U.S. 422 motorists will be directed to continue on
Benjamin Franklin Highway/High Street and turn right on Route 100 South
(Pottstown Pike) to access the ramp to eastbound U.S. 422.

In addition to the closure of eastbound U.S. 422, the ramp from the Stowe
Interchange (Grosstown Road) to eastbound U.S. 422 will be closed on
Monday,
November 6, and Wednesday, November 8, through Friday, November 10, from
9:00
PM to 5:00 AM. The ramp from the Stowe Interchange (Grosstown Road) to
westbound U.S. 422 will also close on Monday, November 6, from 9:00 PM to
5:00
AM.

During the ramp closures, motorists will be directed to use High Street to
access eastbound or westbound U.S. 422.

Drivers are advised to allow extra time when traveling on U.S. 422 the work

area overnight because backups will occur. All scheduled activities are
weather
dependent.

Under this improvement project, PennDOT is reconstructing U.S. 422 on both
existing and new alignments; reconfiguring the U.S. 422/Stowe Interchange
to a
diamond configuration; removing and replacing the existing ramps and
culverts;
installing new Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) equipment, message
boards, signing, pavement markings, lighting, concrete median barriers,
median
glare screens and guide rail; upgrading stormwater management facilities
and
pipes; and constructing and restoring wetlands.

H & K Group, Inc. of Schwenksville, Montgomery County, is the general
contractor on the $35,581,408 improvement project which is financed with
100
percent state funds from Act 89, Pennsylvania's Transportation Plan. The
entire
project is scheduled to be completed in late 2020.

For more information on the project, 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.

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, including

color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 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 850
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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