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

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

5/17/2018-KING OF PRUSSIA

Several Interstate 76/U.S. 202 Interchange ramps will be closed and
detoured at
night 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:

• Saturday, May 19, from 9:00 PM to 9:00 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.

• Sunday, May 20, 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; 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.

• Monday, May 21, 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.

If rain should postpone any of the operations, the contractor will perform
ramp
work on Tuesday, May 22, from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning.

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 Sunday, May
20,
through Wednesday, May 23, from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning.

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 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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