Route 29 (Morehall Road) Lane Closures Scheduled Next Week for Improvement Project in Chester County

Route 29 (Morehall Road) Lane Closures Scheduled Next Week for Improvement
Project in Chester County

5/25/2018-KING OF PRUSSIA

Weekday lane closures are scheduled next week on Route 29 (Morehall Road)
in
East Whiteland and Charlestown townships, Chester County, for construction
activities related to an improvement project to reconstruct a portion of
the
highway between the Pennsylvania Turnpike Interchange and North Atwater
Drive/General Warren Boulevard, the Pennsylvania Department of
Transportation
(PennDOT) announced today.

Under this improvement project. crews are working to correct existing
sinkhole
and pavement subsidence issues. The project is scheduled to be completed in

fall 2018.

The work schedule is:

• Wednesday, May 30, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, a right lane closure is
scheduled
on northbound Route 29 (Morehall Road) between Flat Road/Atwater Drive and
Yellow Springs Road;
• Thursday, May 31, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, a right lane closure is
scheduled
on southbound Route 29 (Morehall Road) between Yellow Springs Road and Flat

Road/Atwater Drive; and
• Friday, June 1, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, a right lane closure is
scheduled on
northbound Route 29 (Morehall Road) between Flat Road/Atwater Drive and
Yellow
Springs Road.

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.

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 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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