Several I-76/U.S. 202 Interchange Ramps to Close at Night Next Week for Pavement Restoration in Montgomery County

Several I-76/U.S. 202 Interchange Ramps to Close at Night Next Week for
Pavement Restoration in Montgomery County

5/12/2018-KING OF PRUSSIA

Several Interstate 76/U.S. 202 Interchange ramps will be closed and
detoured at
night next week for pavement restoration as part of a major improvement
project
to repair and resurface 12.5 miles of I-76 in Upper Merion Township, West
Conshohocken Borough and Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, the
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.

The work schedule is:

• Wednesday May 16, from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM:

 I-76 West ramp to U.S. 202 South and U.S. 422 West will be closed.
Motorists
will be directed to continue on I-76 West to Mall Boulevard, turn right on
Mall
Boulevard, left on North Gulph Road and right on U.S. 202 South to access
U.S.
422 West;

 U.S. 202 South ramp to I-76 East and U.S. 422 West will be closed.
Motorists
will be directed to continue south and exit at Route 252 (Valley Forge
Road)
and follow signs back to U.S. 202 North to I-76 East/U.S. 422 West; and

 I-76 East ramp to U.S. 202 South and U.S. 422 West will be closed.
Motorists
will be directed to continue on I-76 East exit at U.S. 202 North and take
the
ramp to I-76 West to Mall Boulevard, turn right on Mall Boulevard, left on
North Gulph Road and right on U.S. 202 South to access U.S. 422 West.

• Thursday May 17 from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM:

 I-76 West ramp to US 202 South and U.S. 422 West will be closed.
Motorists
will be directed to continue on I-76 West to Mall Boulevard, turn right on
Mall
Boulevard, left on North Gulph Road and right on U.S. 202 South to access
U.S.
422 West;

 US 202 South ramp to I-76 East and U.S. 422 West will be closed.
Motorists
will be directed to continue south and exit at Route 252 (Valley Forge
Road)
and follow signs back to U.S. 202 North to I-76 East/U.S. 422 West;

 I-76 East ramp to U.S. 202 South and U.S. 422 West will be closed.
Motorists
will be directed to continue on I-76 East exit at U.S. 202 North and take
the
ramp to I-76 West to Mall Boulevard, turn right on Mall Boulevard, left on
North Gulph Road and right on U.S. 202 South to access U.S. 422 West; and

 I-76 East ramp to U.S. 202 North will be closed. Motorists will be
directed
to continue on I-76 East, exit at Gulph Mills and turn left onto South
Gulph
Road to access U.S. 202 North.

• Friday May 18, from 9:00 PM to 9:00 AM:

 I-76 East ramp to U.S. 202 South and U.S. 422 West will be closed.
Motorists
will be directed to continue on I-76 East exit at U.S. 202 North and take
the
ramp to I-76 West to Mall Boulevard, turn right on Mall Boulevard, left on
North Gulph Road and right on U.S. 202 South to access U.S. 422 West; and

 I-76 East ramp to U.S. 202 North will be closed. Motorists will be
directed
to continue on I-76 East, exit at Gulph Mills and turn left onto South
Gulph
Road to access U.S. 202 North.

• Saturday May 19 from 9:00 PM to 9:00 AM:

 U.S. 202 North ramp to I-76 West will be closed. Motorists will be
directed
to continue on U.S. 202 North, turn right onto South Gulph Road and use the

ramp to I-76 West; and

 I-76 West ramp to U.S. 202 North will be closed. Motorists will be
directed
to contine on I-76 West to Mall Boulevard, turn right on Mall Boulevard and

left on North Gulph Road to access U.S. 202 North.

In addition, single lane closures are scheduled on I-76 in both directions
between the U.S. 202 and U.S. 1 (City Avenue) interchanges on Wednesday,
May
16, and Thursday, May 17, from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM, Friday, May 18, and
Saturday, May 19, from 9:00 PM to 9:00 AM, and Sunday, May 20, from 9:00 PM
to
5:00 AM.

Motorists are advised to use an alternate route or allow extra time when
traveling near the work areas because backups and delays will occur. All
scheduled activities are weather dependent.

Under this improvement project, PennDOT is milling, overlaying and
rehabilitating existing pavement; performing base repairs; installing new
guide
rail; repairing or replacing damaged traffic signs, two overhead sign
structures and numerous expansion joints on three structures; and
installing
rumble strips, delineators and new mileage markers along the four-lane
section
of I-76.

The resurfacing of mainline I-76 in Montgomery County was completed in
October
2017, while work on the entire project will finish this summer.

J.D. Eckman, Inc. of Atglen, Chester County is the general contractor on
the
$21,150,734 project, which is financed with 100 percent federal 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, 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
information on Twitter at www.twitter.com/511PAPhilly, and follow the
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