U.S. 422 West Lane Closure Scheduled Tuesday for Construction in Pottstown Area

U.S. 422 West Lane Closure Scheduled Tuesday for Construction in Pottstown
Area

4/18/2018-KING OF PRUSSIA

The right lane is scheduled to close on westbound U.S. 422 between the
Sanatoga
and Armand Hammer Boulevard interchanges in Lower Pottsgrove, Montgomery
County, on Tuesday, April 24, from 7:00 AM to 1:00 PM, for sign removal as
part
of a project to rebuild 1.6 miles of U.S. 422 and construct new structures
over
the Schuylkill River and Norfolk Southern railroad tracks in Lower
Pottsgrove
Township, Montgomery County, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
(PennDOT) announced today.

Drivers are advised to allow extra time when traveling on westbound U.S.
422 in
the work area because backups will occur. The schedule is weather
dependent.

Under this project, PennDOT's contractor is constructing new U.S. 422
structures over the Schuylkill River and Norfolk Southern railroad tracks;
rebuilding U.S. 422 from the Schuylkill River bridge to the Porter Road
overpass; installing new median barriers; replacing the Armand Hammer
Boulevard
bridge over U.S. 422; improving and realigning ramps at the U.S. 422/Armand

Hammer Boulevard Interchange; reconstructing and realigning the ramp from
Route
724 to U.S. 422 east; improving storm water drainage; erecting three
overhead
sign structures; installing conduit for future Intelligent Transportation
equipment; and installing new guide rail and signs.

J.D. Eckman, Inc., of Atglen, Chester County, is the general contractor on
the
$73.3 million project which is financed with 80 percent federal and 20
percent
state funds. Work on the entire project is scheduled to finish this fall.

For more information 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.

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