Route 100 (Pottstown Pike) Overnight Closures Scheduled for Overhead Bridge Painting in Montgomery County

Route 100 (Pottstown Pike) Overnight Closures Scheduled for Overhead Bridge
Painting in Montgomery County

5/22/2018-KING OF PRUSSIA

Route 100 (Pottstown Pike) is scheduled to close in both directions at the
Farmington Avenue Interchange in Upper Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery
County,
on Tuesday, May 29, through Thursday, May 31, from 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM, for
painting of the structure carrying Farmington Avenue over Route 100
(Pottstown
Pike), the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced
today.

During this operation, northbound and southbound Route 100 (Pottstown Pike)

motorists will be directed to exit at Farmington Avenue and then re-enter
the
highway at the entrance ramp at the interchange.

Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the
construction area because slowdowns will occur. The work schedule is
weather
dependent.

On May 7, PennDOT reopened the bridge carrying Farmington Avenue over Route
100
(Pottstown Pike) following a six-week rehabilitation project which included

repairing the existing concrete bridge deck using hydro demolition and
applying
a latex modified concrete overlay; replacing the existing deck joints;
resetting the bearings; upgrading safety features and milling and paving
the
bridge approaches.

The Farmington Avenue bridge over Route 100 (Pottstown Pike) was built in
1964.
The one-span, welded, steel-I beam bridge is 113 feet long, 45 feet wide
and
carries an average of 4,494 vehicles a day.

The structure is one of 11 bridges in Bucks, Chester and Montgomery
counties
that PennDOT is repairing under a $5,505,505 project financed by Act 89,
the
state's transportation plan.

As part of this project, construction is also underway on the bridge
carrying
Thatcher Road over Kimples Creek in Haycock Township, Bucks County.

Structures completed under this project include:

• Gypsy Lane over Interstate 76 in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery
County;
• Northbound U.S. 1 over Church Road in New Garden Township, Chester
County;
• Southbound U.S. 1 over Church Road in New Garden Township, Chester
County;
• Cowpath Road over Perkiomen Creek in Salford and Franconia townships,
Montgomery County;
• Township Road over U.S. 1 in Lower Oxford Township, Chester County;
• University Road bridge over U.S. 1 in Upper Oxford Township, Chester
County;
• Spring Garden Street bridge over Interstate 76 in West Conshohocken
Borough,
Montgomery County; and
• Terwood Road bridge over Pennypack Creek in Upper Moreland Township,
Montgomery County.

The remaining bridge included in this rehabilitation project includes:

• Thatcher Road over Tohickon Creek in Richland Township, Bucks County.

Work on the entire project is expected to be completed in October 2019.

Loftus Construction, Inc., of Cinnaminson, N.J., is the general contractor
on
the project which is financed with 100 percent state funds through Act 89,
Pennsylvania's transportation plan.

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 860 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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