PennDOT - District 6 News
I-76 Shoulder Closures Next Week for ITS Installations in Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties
King of Prussia, PA – Interstate 76 motorists will encounter shoulder closures next week from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM for installation of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) components as part of the first phase of a long-range, comprehensive, multimodal transportation management plan designed to enhance travel and safety along the Interstate 76 (Schuylkill Expressway) corridor between King of Prussia and Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.
The work schedule is:
- Monday, November 19, and Tuesday, November 20, periodic shoulder closures will be in place on eastbound and westbound I-76 between Montgomery Drive and the Pennsylvania Turnpike;
- Monday, November 19, through Friday, November 23, a shoulder closure will be in place on the U.S. 422/U.S. 202 ramp to eastbound I-76; and
- Monday, November 19, through Friday, November 23, a shoulder closure will be in place on the ramp from eastbound I-76 to northbound Interstate 476.
In addition, single lane closures are planned on Matsonford Road in Lower Merion and Upper Merion townships and West Conshohocken Borough, and North Gulph Road in Upper Merion Township on Monday, November 19, through Friday, November 23, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The work locations are:
Matsonford Road between Rebel Hill Road and Church Street; and
North Gulph Road between U.S. 202 (DeKalb Pike) and Village Drive.
Motorists are advised to allow more time for travel in the work areas because backups and slowdowns will occur. The contractor's schedule is weather dependent and subject to change.
This work is part of a PennDOT program to employ a series of smart corridor strategies and technologies over the next several years through an integrated corridor management initiative intended to maximize capacity on I-76, optimize traffic flow on adjacent roadways and incentivize transit, bicycle, and pedestrian travel throughout the corridor.
This first phase of the plan, which got underway this summer, includes installing a series of Variable Speed Limit (VSL) and Queue Warning (QW) systems on I-76 in Montgomery County. The VSL systems will display regulatory speed limits that can change based on real-time expressway, traffic and weather conditions to improve traffic flow and safety by warning drivers of changing travel conditions. The QW systems will be deployed to provide real-time displays of electronic warning messages to alert motorists of significant slowdowns ahead to reduce sudden stopping and the potential for rear-end crashes.
Construction on the first phase will be completed in summer 2019 followed by a six-month testing period.
Carr & Duff Inc., of Huntingdon Valley, Montgomery County is the general contractor on the $8,647,955 project which is financed with 80 percent federal and 20 percent state funds.
Preliminary design is currently underway on the next phase of this corridor-wide transportation management plan which will include the modernization of traffic signal systems along several roadways running near the expressway; transforming the existing shoulders on portions of I-76 to accommodate an additional travel lane or "flexible" travel lane during peak travel times; and expansion of public transit service along the Manayunk/Norristown regional rail line.
For additional details on this corridor-wide initiative, visit www.transform76.com or follow the latest updates on Facebook @Transform76 or Twitter @TranformI76.
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