PennDOT - District 6 News
U.S. 422 West and Route 73 (Skippack Pike) Lane Restrictions Scheduled for Pavement Restoration in Montgomery County
King of Prussia, PA – Nighttime and daytime lane restrictions are scheduled next week on westbound U.S. 422 and Route 73 (Skippack Pike) as part of a project to repair and resurface 50 miles of state highway in Montgomery County, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.
The work schedule is:
• Sunday, August 5, and Monday, August 6, from 7:00 PM to 5:00 AM, lane restrictions are scheduled on Route 73 (Skippack Pike) between Green Hill Road and Mara Drive in Worcester and Whitpain townships, for milling;
• Monday, August 6, through Wednesday, August 8, from 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM, lane restrictions are scheduled on westbound U.S. 422 between the Route 363 (Trooper Road) and Oaks (Egypt Road) interchanges in Upper Providence and Lower Providence townships, for milling;
• Monday, August 6, through Friday, August 10, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, lane restrictions are scheduled on Route 73 (Skippack Pike) between Green Hill Road and Mara Drive in Worcester and Whitpain townships, for utility adjustments and inlet repair;
• Wednesday, August 8, and Thursday, August 9, from 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM, lane restrictions are scheduled on westbound U.S. 422 between the Route 363 (Trooper Road) and Oaks (Egypt Road) interchanges in Upper Providence and Lower Providence townships, for concrete patching operations;
• Thursday, August 9, and Friday, August 10, from 7:00 PM to 5:00 AM, lane restrictions are scheduled on Route 73 (Skippack Pike) between Green Hill Road and Mara Drive in Worcester and Whitpain townships, for paving; and
• Friday, August 10, and Saturday, August 11, from 8:00 PM to 9:00 AM, lane restrictions are scheduled on westbound U.S. 422 between the Route 363 (Trooper Road) and Oaks (Egypt Road) interchanges in Upper Providence and Lower Providence townships, for concrete patching operations.
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.
As part of this improvement project, U.S. 422 in both directions from just east of the Route 29 (Collegeville Road) Interchange to west of the Route 363 (Trooper Road) Interchange in Upper Providence and Lower Providence townships, will be resurfaced.
State highway completed under this resurfacing project include:
• Route 113 (Bridge Road) between Route 73 (Skippack Pike) and Route 29 (Gravel Pike) in Skippack and Perkiomen townships;
• Ridge Pike between Crosskeys Road and Route 29 (First Avenue) in Lower Providence Township and Collegeville Borough; and
• Route 29 (Gravel Pike) between Ridge Pike/Main Street and Route 73 (Skippack Pike) in Collegeville Borough and Perkiomen Township.
Additional state highways scheduled for resurfacing under this contract include:
• Greenwood Avenue between Main Street and Wartman Road in Upper Providence and Perkiomen townships;
• Route 73 (Church Road) between Bethlehem Pike and Panther Road in Whitemarsh, Springfield and Cheltenham townships;
• Route 152 (Limekiln Pike) between Tennis Avenue and County Line Road in Horsham and Montgomery townships;
• Byberry Road from Philmont Avenue to just west of Reading Way in Lower Moreland Township;
• Red Lion Road between Route 232 (Huntingdon Pike) and Route 63 (Philmont Avenue) in Lower Moreland Township;
• Stenton Avenue from Paper Mill Road to the bridge over Paper Mill Run in Springfield Township;
• Elm Street between Fayette Street and Colwell Lane in Conshohocken Borough;
• Upper Gulph Road/Old Gulph Road/Spring Mill Road between County Line Road and Route 320 (Montgomery Avenue) in Upper Merion and Lower Merion townships;
• Spring Mill Road between Old Gulph Road/Spring Mill Road and Route 23 (Conshohocken State Road) in Lower Merion Township;
• Wynnewood Road between U.S. 30 (Lancaster Avenue) and U.S. 1 (City Avenue) in Lower Merion Township and Narberth Borough;
• Hollow Road between Route 23 (Conshohocken State Road) and River Road in Lower Merion Township;
• Kenas Road between Route 463 (Horsham Road) and County Line Road in Montgomery Township;
• Blair Mill Road between Route 63 (Welsh Road) and County Line Road in Horsham and Upper Moreland townships;
• Militia Hill Road between Route 73 (Skippack Pike) and Butler Pike in Whitemarsh Township; and
• Main Street between Route 363 (Trooper Road) and Forrest Avenue in West Norriton and Lower Providence townships.
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.
Allan Myers, LP of Worcester, Montgomery County, is the general contractor on the $13,260,444 project, which is financed with 100 percent state funds from Act 89, Pennsylvania's Transportation Plan.
Work on the project is expected to be completed in late 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.
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