Friday, August 17, 2018

PennDOT - District 6 News: Overnight Travel Restrictions Scheduled Next Week for Resurfacing Operations in Delaware County

An update has been published to District 6 News on the PennDOT website. Please see below for details.

PennDOT - District 6 News

Overnight Travel Restrictions Scheduled Next Week for Resurfacing Operations in Delaware County

King of Prussia, PA – Overnight lane restrictions are scheduled next week on several state highways as part of an improvement project to repair and resurface 47 miles of state highway in Delaware County, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.

The work schedule is:

  • Monday, August 20, through Friday, August 24, from 7:00 PM to 5:00 AM, lane restrictions are scheduled on Ellis Road/Ardmore Avenue between Lawrence Road and County Line Road in Haverford Township, for milling and paving;
  • Monday, August 20, through Friday, August 24, from 7:00 PM to 5:00 AM, lane restrictions are scheduled on Coopertown Road between Darby Road and College Avenue in Haverford Township, for milling and paving;
  • Monday, August 20, through Friday, August 24, from 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM, lane restrictions are scheduled on Steel Road between Burmont Road and Drexel Avenue in Haverford Township, for milling and paving; and
  • Monday, August 20, through Friday, August 24, from 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM, lane restrictions are scheduled on Old West Chester Pike from south of Hilltop Road to Route 3 (West Chester Pike) in Haverford Township, for milling and paving.

Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work areas because slowdowns will occur. The contractor's schedule is dependent on the weather.

State highways completed under this resurfacing project include:

  • Primos Avenue/Oak Lane/Oak Avenue between North Springfield Road and Hook Road/Delmar Drive in Darby Township and Folcroft, Glenolden, Collingdale, Aldan and Clifton Heights boroughs;
  • South Avenue/Providence Road between Franklin Avenue and Oak Avenue in Upper Darby Township;
  • Lynn Boulevard between U.S. 1 (Township Line Road) and Route 3 (West Chester Pike) in Upper Darby Township;
  • Earlington Road between U.S. 1 (Township Line Road) and Eagle Road in Haverford Township;
  • Garrett Road from south of Burnley Lane to Route 3 (West Chester Pike) in Upper Darby Township;
  • Bishop Avenue between Providence Road and North Springfield Road in Upper Darby Township;
  • State Road/Old Marple Road between Route 252 (Providence Road) and West Springfield Road in Media Borough, Upper Providence and Marple townships;
  • Route 252 (Providence Road) between Route 320 (Providence Road/Chester Road) and Baltimore Avenue in Nether Providence Township and Media Borough;
  • Kerlin Street/Eighth Street between U.S. 13 (West 9th Street) and Main Street in the City of Chester and Upland Borough;
  • Upland Road/Main Street between Route 352 (Edgmont Avenue) and Sixth Street in Brookhaven, Parkside and Upland boroughs; and
  • Bridgewater Road between Concord Road and Chester Creek Road in Aston Township and Brookhaven Borough.

Additional state highways scheduled for resurfacing under this contract include:

  • MacDade Boulevard between Fernwood Avenue and Cooke Avenue in Ridley Township and Glenolden Borough;
  • Newtown Street Road between St. Davids Road and the Chester County line in Newtown Township;
  • U.S. 13 (Chester Pike/MacDade Boulevard/Church Lane) between Stuart Avenue and Whitby Avenue in Glenolden, Collingdale, Folcroft, Sharon Hill, Darby and Yeadon boroughs;
  • Route 420 (Wanamaker Avenue/Lincoln Avenue/Kedron Avenue/Woodland Avenue) between Route 291 (Governor Printz Boulevard/Industrial Highway) and Route 320 (Sproul Road) in Springfield, Ridley and Tinicum townships and Morton and Prospect Park boroughs;
  • Lansdowne Avenue/Darby Road between Garrett Road and Route 3 (West Chester Pike) in Upper Darby and Haverford townships;
  • Powell Road between Thomson Avenue and Springfield Road in Springfield Township;
  • State Road between U.S. 1 (Township Line Road) and the Philadelphia County line in Upper Darby Township; 
  • Lenni Road between Llewelyn Road and Route 452 (Pennell Road) in Chester Heights Borough and Aston and Middletown townships; and
  • U.S. 1 (Township Line Road) between State Road and Bella Vista Road in Upper Darby Township.

Under this improvement project, PennDOT is milling the existing roadway surface and repaving the state highways with new asphalt. The new pavement will seal the roadways and provide motorists with a smoother riding surface.

Highway Materials, Inc. of Flourtown, Montgomery County, is the general contractor on the $11,265,975 project, which is financed with 100 percent state funds from Act 89, Pennsylvania's Transportation Plan.

Work on the entire project is expected to be completed in October 2018.

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.

For more PennDOT information, visit www.penndot.gov. Follow local PennDOT information on Twitter at www.twitter.com/511PAPhilly, and follow the department on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pennsylvaniadepartmentoftransportation and Instagram at www.instagram.com/pennsylvaniadot.

MEDIA CONTACT: Ayanna Williams, 610-205-6798

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