PennDOT - District 6 News
Wolf Administration Announces Start of Construction to Improve Flood-Damaged Balligomingo Road in West Conshohocken Borough
King of Prussia, PA – The Wolf Administration announced today that preliminary construction will begin next month on a project to stabilize, restore and improve flood-damaged sections of Balligomingo Road in West Conshohocken Borough, Montgomery County. Brandywine Creek Road in Newlin Township, Chester County will also be repaired under this contract beginning this summer.
"These projects will address the current slope failure areas and restore the roadways to a safe condition for use by the public and emergency services," Governor Tom Wolf said.
Balligomingo Road has been closed to thru traffic since June 2015 due to slope failure areas encroaching approximately 200 feet of the roadway between Portland Road and the Interstate 476 overpass. Under this project, PennDOT's contractor will stabilize the failure areas by installing rock protection and a retaining wall; install new drainage systems to properly carry roadside and slope runoff to nearby Gulph Creek; and mill and pave Balligomingo Road.
A planned detour has been in place since the 2015 closure, therefore this operation will not impact local traffic further. Construction on this project is expected to start in February and be completed in spring 2020.
Brandywine Creek Road between Green Valley Road and Powell Road in Newlin Township, Chester County has been closed to westbound traffic since March 2017 due to the instability of slope areas along the highway located near the West Branch of Brandywine Creek. Beginning early this summer, the contractor will install a retaining wall along failed slope areas; reconstruct and protect the streambank; and restore the existing pavement and guiderail along Brandywine Creek Road.
Due to the limited width of the existing roadway, steepness of the adjacent slopes and proximity to the creek, a full detour will be implemented by the contractor during most of the operations. Construction on this project will be completed by summer 2020.
Road-Con Inc. of West Chester, Chester County is the general contractor on the $5,616,723 project.
Construction on Brandywine Creek Road is being financed with 100 percent state funds, while work on Balligomingo Road is being financed with 100 percent federal funds.
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