Wolf Administration Announces Work to Begin on Project to Repair and Resurface 40 Miles of State Highway in Chester County

Wolf Administration Announces Work to Begin on Project to Repair and
Resurface 40 Miles of State Highway in Chester County

3/19/2018-KING OF PRUSSIA

The Wolf Administration announced today that construction is scheduled to
begin
Sunday, March 25 on a project to repair and resurface 40 miles of state
highway
in Chester County.

"When it comes to resurfacing, the investment is worth the return,"
Governor
Tom Wolf said. "Projects like this are critical to maintaining our
infrastructure and a quality of life improvement for residents of Chester
County."

The work schedule is:

• Sunday, March 25, through Thursday, March 29, from 7:00 PM to 5:00 AM,
lane
restrictions are scheduled on Route 352 (North Chester Road/Sproul Road)
between Route 3 (West Chester Pike) and U.S. 30 (Lancaster Avenue) in
Westtown,
East Goshen and East Whiteland townships, for milling; and
• Monday, March 26, through Thursday, March 29, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM,
lane
restrictions are scheduled on Route 82 (Doe Run Road) from east of Tapeworm

Road to Strasburg Road in West Marlborough and East Fallowfield townships,
for
milling and paving.

Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work
areas
because slowdowns will occur. The contractor's schedule is dependent on the

weather.

Additional state highways scheduled for resurfacing under this contract
include:

• Route 41 (Gap Newport Pike) between the U.S. 1 ramps to Route 10
(Limestone
Road) in London Grove, Londonderry and West Fallowfield townships;
• Route 52 (Lenape Road) between Route 926 (Street Road) and Creek Road in
Pennsbury, Pocopson and Birmingham townships;
• Route 472 (Hickory Hill Road/Market Street/Lancaster Avenue/Lancaster
Pike)
between Freese Road and the Lancaster County line in East Nottingham and
Lower
Oxford townships and Oxford Borough;
• Northbrook Road between Brandywine Drive and Route 842 (Unionville
Wawaset
Road) in West Bradford and Pocopson townships;
• Cypress Street/Baltimore Pike/State Street from west of Thompson Road to
west
of Mill Road in New Garden and Kennett townships;
• 5th Avenue/Elm Street/Black Horse Road/Black Horse Hill Road between
Business
U.S. 30 (Lincoln Highway) and Caln Road in the City of Coatesville and
Valley
and Caln townships;
• Chadds Ford Road/Creek Road between the Delaware state line and the
Delaware
County line in Pennsbury Township;
• Saginaw Road between Route 472 (Hickory Hill Road) and Big Elk Creek in
East
Nottingham Township;
• Strasburg Road between Route 372 (Valley Road) and Route 82 (Doe Run
Road) in
Sadsbury and East Fallowfield townships; and
• Faggs Manor Road between Route 926 (Street Road) and Route 41 (Gap
Newport
Pike) in Londonderry Township.

Under this improvement project, PennDOT is milling the existing roadway
surface
and repaving the state highways with new asphalt. The new pavement will
seal
the roadways and provide motorists with a smoother riding surface.

Allan A. Myers, LP, of Worcester, Montgomery County, is the general
contractor
on the $7,959,000 project, which is financed with 100 percent state funds
from
Act 89, Pennsylvania's Transportation Plan.

Work on the project is expected to be completed in October 2018.

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.

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