PennDOT - District 6 News
Schedule Change for I-76/U.S. 202 Ramp Closures in Montgomery County
King of Prussia, PA – Due to rain, the schedule has changed for this week's closures of several Interstate 76/U.S. 202 Interchange ramps 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 new work schedule is:
- Thursday, July 26, from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM:
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 take South Gulph Road to U.S. 202 North;
I-76 West ramp to US 202 North will be closed. Motorists will be directed to continue on I-76 West, exit at Mall Boulevard and continue to North Gulph Road to access U.S. 202 North; and
U.S. 202 North ramp to I-76 West will be closed. Motorists will be directed to continue on U.S. 202 North, make a right on South Gulph Road and follow signs for I-76 West.
- Friday, July 27, from 9:00 PM to 9:00 AM:
U.S. 202 South/North Gulph Road to I-76 West will be closed and detoured. Southbound U.S. 202 motorists will be directed to follow signs to I-76 East, U.S. 202 North and I-76 West. North Gulph Road motorists will use U.S. 202 South and follow signs to I-76 East, U.S. 202 North and I-76 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 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.
- Saturday, July 28, from 9:00 PM to 9:00 AM:
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.
In the event of rain, the contractor will work to complete the ramp work at night next week from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM on Monday, July 30, through Thursday, August 2, and 9:00 PM to 9:00 AM on Friday, August 3, into Saturday, August 4.
In addition, single lane closures are planned on I-76 in both directions between the U.S. 202 and U.S. 1 (City Avenue) interchanges on the following dates:
- Thursday, July 26, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 AM;
- Friday, July 27, from 9:00 PM to 9:00 AM;
- Monday, July 30, through Thursday, August 2, from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM; and
- Friday, August 3, from 9:00 PM to 9:00 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 and subject to change.
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 later 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.
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