PennDOT - District 6 News
New U.S. 422 East Fly-Over Ramp to Route 23 Opens Next Friday in Valley Forge Area
King of Prussia, PA – PennDOT will open the newly built fly-over ramp from eastbound U.S. 422 to Route 23 (Valley Forge Road) in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, sometime after midnight Friday, August 17, following its reconstruction. The ramp had been closed to eastbound U.S. 422 motorists since February 12.
Prior to the ramp opening, the right lane will close on eastbound U.S. 422 between the Route 363 (Trooper Road) and Route 23 (Valley Forge Road) interchanges from 7:00 PM Thursday, August 16, to sometime after midnight on Friday, August 17, so crews can remove barrier and perform line striping operations.
Motorists are advised to allow more time for travel near the work area. The contractor's schedule is weather dependent and subject to change.
The improvements at this interchange are part of a major project to build new, wider bridges to carry U.S. 422 motorists over the Schuylkill River, Norfolk Southern Railroad, South Trooper Road and Schuylkill River Trail in West Norriton, Upper Merion and Lower Providence townships.
Construction on this improvement project began in February 2016 and is scheduled to finish in May 2020.
J.D. Eckman, Inc. of Atglen, Chester County, is the general contractor on the $97.4 million project that is financed with 80 percent federal and 20 percent state funds.
For additional information on U.S. 422 improvement projects, visit www.422improvements.com.
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.
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