PennDOT - District 6 News: I-76 (Schuylkill Expressway) Moving Lane Closures at Night Next Two Weeks for Survey Operations in Montgomery County

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I-76 (Schuylkill Expressway) Moving Lane Closures at Night Next Two Weeks for Survey Operations in Montgomery County

King of Prussia, PA – Interstate 76 (Schuylkill Expressway) motorists will encounter moving lane closures weeknights from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM over the next two weeks between the Pennsylvania Turnpike and the Route 23 (Conshohocken) Interchange in Upper Merion and Lower Merion townships and West Conshohocken Borough, Montgomery County, for survey operations, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.

The work schedule is:

• Monday, August 3, through Thursday, August 6, a right or left lane closure is scheduled on eastbound I-76 from just west of the U.S. 202 Interchange to just east of the bridge over Route 23 (Conshohocken);
• Friday, August 7, and Monday, August 10, through Wednesday, August 12, a right or left lane closure is scheduled on westbound I-76 from just east of the bridge over Route 23 (Conshohocken) to just west of the U.S. 202 Interchange;
• Wednesday, August 12, and Thursday, August 13, a right or left lane closure is scheduled on eastbound I-76 from just west of the bridge over Belmont Avenue to just east of the bridge over U.S. 1; and
• Friday, August 14, Monday, August 17, and Tuesday, August 18, a right or left lane closure is scheduled on eastbound I-76 from just east of the bridge over U.S. 1 to just west of the bridge over Belmont Avenue.

Motorists are advised to use an alternate route or allow extra time when traveling through the work areas because backups and delays will occur. All scheduled activities are weather dependent.

Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties at www.penndot.gov/District6.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles by visiting www.511PA.com or downloading the 511PA application for iPhone and Android devices. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.

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MEDIA CONTACT: Brad Rudolph, 610-205-6800

 

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PennDOT - District 6 News: U.S. 422 West Lane Closure Next Week for Construction in Limerick Township

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U.S. 422 West Lane Closure Next Week for Construction in Limerick Township

King of Prussia, PA – Westbound U.S. 422 will be reduced to a single lane next week for concrete patching and ITS conduit installation under a project to rehabilitate pavement and repair seven structures along a five-mile section of U.S. 422 between the Royersford/Trappe and Sanatoga interchanges in Limerick and Lower Pottsgrove townships, Montgomery County, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.

The work schedule is:

• Sunday, August 2, through Friday, August 7, from 7:00 PM to 2:00 PM the following afternoon, alternating left and right lane closures will be in place on westbound U.S. 422 between Township Line Road and Evergreen Road; and
• Friday, August 7, from 7:00 PM to 4:00 PM Saturday, August 8, alternating left and right lane closures will be in place on westbound U.S. 422 between Township Line Road and Evergreen Road.

In addition, Troutman Road under U.S. 422 between Ashenfelter Road and Arcola Road in Upper Pottsgrove Township will be reduced to a single lane with flagging on Monday, August 3, through Friday, August 7, from 6:30 AM to 6:00 PM for bridge reconstruction.

Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work areas because backups and delays will occur. All scheduled activities are weather dependent.

Work on this project will be in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and state Department of Health guidance as well as a project-specific COVID-19 safety plan, which will include protocols for social distancing, use of face coverings, personal and job-site cleaning protocols, management of entries to the jobsite, special signage and relevant training.

Under this two-year improvement project, PennDOT's contractor will mill, overlay and rehabilitate existing U.S. 422 pavement; perform bridge deck repairs, concrete and joint patching, sealing and drainage improvements; install new guide rail and rumble strips; and repair or replace damaged traffic signs along the corridor.

H & K Group Inc. of Skippack, Montgomery County is the general contractor on the $19.1 million project which is financed with 100 percent federal funds. The entire project is expected to be completed in summer 2021. For information, visit www.422improvements.com.

Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties at www.penndot.gov/District6.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles by visiting www.511PA.com or downloading the 511PA application for iPhone and Android devices. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.

Follow PennDOT on Twitter at www.twitter.com/511PAPhilly and like the department on Facebook at www.facebook.com/groups/phillypenndot and Instagram at www.instagram.com/pennsylvaniadot.

MEDIA CONTACT: Brad Rudolph, 610-205-6800

 

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PennDOT - District 6 News: I-95 Double Lane Closures at Night Next Week for Construction in Delaware County

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I-95 Double Lane Closures at Night Next Week for Construction in Delaware County

King of Prussia, PA – Interstate 95 motorists will encounter nighttime double lane closures next week at various locations between the U.S. 322 Interchange and the Delaware state line for construction activities under a project to rehabilitate pavement and repair 15 structures on more than 11 miles of the interstate in Lower Chichester, Upper Chichester, Chester, Ridley and Tinicum townships, the City of Chester and Upland and Ridley boroughs, Delaware County, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.

The work schedule is:

• Monday, August 3, through Friday, August 7, from 7:00 PM to 6:00 AM, a double lane closure is scheduled on southbound I-95 for line striping; and
• Monday, August 3, through Friday, August 7, from 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM, a double lane closure is scheduled on northbound I-95 for bridge deck repair and joint cleaning and sealing.

I-95 motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work areas because significant backups and delays will occur. All scheduled activities are weather dependent.

Work on this project will be in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and state Department of Health guidance as well as a project-specific COVID-19 safety plan, which will include protocols for social distancing, use of face coverings, personal and job-site cleaning protocols, management of entries to the jobsite, special signage and relevant training.

Under this project, PennDOT's contractor will mill, overlay and rehabilitate the existing concrete pavement including 41 ramps; perform minor structural repairs to 15 of the 33 bridges located in the project limits; repair sections of median barrier; upgrade guide rail; install new pavement markings, delineators and rumble strips; repair and clean existing inlets and pipes; and replace damaged or missing traffic signs. The Pennsylvania Welcome Center just north of the Delaware state line also will be improved with concrete base repairs and new parking stripes, pavement markings and signs.

Allan A. Myers, Inc. of Worcester, Montgomery County is the general contractor on the $68.4 million project which is financed with 80 percent federal and 20 percent state funds. The entire project is expected to be completed in late 2023.
Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties at www.penndot.gov/District6.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles by visiting www.511PA.com or downloading the 511PA application for iPhone and Android devices. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.

Follow PennDOT on Twitter at www.twitter.com/511PAPhilly and like the department on Facebook at www.facebook.com/groups/phillypenndot and Instagram at www.instagram.com/pennsylvaniadot.

MEDIA CONTACT: Brad Rudolph, 610-205-6800

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PennDOT - District 6 News: Route 611 (Easton Road) to Close for Bridge Replacement in Durham Township, Bucks County

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Route 611 (Easton Road) to Close for Bridge Replacement in Durham Township, Bucks County

​King of Prussia, PA – Route 611 (Easton Road) is scheduled to close between Route 212 (Durham Road) and Cedarville Road in Durham Township, Bucks County and Williams Township, Northampton County, on Monday, August 10 at 6:00 AM through 4:00 PM on Friday, August 14, for construction related to a project to replace the bridge carrying Route 611 (Easton Road) over Cooks Creek, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.

During the 24/7 closure, Route 611 (Easton Road) motorists will be detoured over Lehnberg Road, Gallows Hill Road, Route 212 (Durham Road), Route 412 (Leithsville Road/Main Street), Interstate 78 and Cedarville Road.

Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling near the work area because slowdowns will occur. The schedule is weather dependent.

The work is part of a project to replace the Route 611 (Easton Road) over Cooks Creek with a single-span, pre-stressed, concrete bulb-tee beam bridge. The new structure will be 71 feet long, 50 feet wide and will include eight-foot shoulders.

The project scope also includes the reconstruction of the intersection of Route 611 (Easton Road) and Route 212 (Durham Road); improvements to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources' adjacent parking lot; and removal of the previously abandoned, adjacent concrete arch bridge.

Built in 1958, the current bridge carrying Route 611 (Easton Road) over Cooks Creek is 32 feet wide, 72 feet long and carries an average of 5,500 vehicles per day.

PKF-Mark III, of Newton, Bucks County, is the general contractor on the $5,255,652 bridge improvement project which is financed with 80 percent federal and 20 percent state funds. The entire project is expected to be completed this fall.

Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties at http://www.penndot.gov/District6.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles by visiting http://www.511PA.com or downloading the 511PA application for iPhone and Android devices. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.

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MEDIA CONTACT: Chelsea Lacey-Mabe, 610-205-6798

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PennDOT - District 6 News: U.S. 1 (Roosevelt Expressway) Lane Closures at Night Next Week for Viaduct Rehabilitation in Philadelphia

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U.S. 1 (Roosevelt Expressway) Lane Closures at Night Next Week for Viaduct Rehabilitation in Philadelphia

King of Prussia, PA – Nighttime lane closures will be in place in both directions next week on U.S. 1 (Roosevelt Expressway) for bridge deck construction on the Wayne Junction Viaduct over SEPTA tracks and the Nicetown neighborhood in North Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.
 
The work schedule is:

• Monday, August 3, through Friday, August 7, from 6:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning, southbound U.S. 1 (Roosevelt Expressway) will be reduced to a single lane between 17th Street and Fox Street; and
• Monday, August 3, through Friday, August 7, from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning, northbound U.S. 1 (Roosevelt Expressway) will be reduced to a single lane between Fox Street and 17th Street.

Traffic in either direction also may be slowed periodically for equipment repositioning and other activities in the work area during the overnight construction. Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling on U.S. 1 (Roosevelt Expressway) through the work area because slowdowns and backups will occur. All scheduled activities are weather dependent. 

The contractor is currently rehabilitating and repainting the structural components and placing new concrete pavement on the center section of the half-mile-long viaduct.

Work on this project will be in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and state Department of Health guidance as well as a project-specific COVID-19 safety plan, which will include protocols for social distancing, use of face coverings, personal and job-site cleaning protocols, management of entries to the jobsite, special signing, and relevant training.

South State, Inc. of Bridgeton, N.J. is the general contractor on the $89.2 million project which is financed with 80 percent federal and 20 percent state funds. The entire project is expected to be completed in late 2022. For more information, visit www.us1wav.com.

Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties at www.penndot.gov/District6.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles by visiting www.511PA.com or downloading the 511PA application for iPhone and Android devices. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.

Follow PennDOT on Twitter at www.twitter.com/511PAPhilly and like the department on Facebook at www.facebook.com/groups/phillypenndot and Instagram at www.instagram.com/pennsylvaniadot.

MEDIA CONTACT: Brad Rudolph, 610-205-6800

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PennDOT - District 6 News: I-295, I-95 Lane Closures at Night Next Week for Bridge Repair in Philadelphia and Bucks Counties

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I-295, I-95 Lane Closures at Night Next Week for Bridge Repair in Philadelphia and Bucks Counties

King of Prussia, PA – Interstate 295 and Interstate 95 motorists will encounter single lane closures next week for bridge painting and repair under a project to perform high-priority repairs on 13 structures on I-295, I-95 and Interstate 476 in Bucks, Philadelphia and Delaware counties, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.

The work schedule and locations are:

• Monday, August 3, through Friday, August 7, from 7:30 PM to 5:30 AM the following morning, a single lane closure is scheduled on I-295 in one or both directions approaching Trenton Road just south of the Route 413/Business U.S. 1 Interchange in Middletown Township, Bucks County for bridge painting on the structure that carries Trenton Avenue over the interstate; and
• Monday, August 3, through Friday, August 7, from 7:30 PM to 6:00 AM following morning, a single lane closure is scheduled on I-95 in one or both directions between FDR Park and Pattison Avenue in Philadelphia for bridge deck repair on the structure that carries the interstate over Pattison Avenue.

Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work areas because backups and delays will occur. All scheduled activities are weather dependent.

Work on this project will be in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and state Department of Health guidance as well as a project-specific COVID-19 safety plan, which will include protocols for social distancing, use of face coverings, personal and job-site cleaning protocols, management of entries to the jobsite, special signing, and relevant training.

Under this contract, PennDOT's contractor will make structural repairs to the following bridges:

Philadelphia

• I-95 over Broad Street (Route 611), Ramp A and Terminal Avenue;
• I-95 over Terminal Avenue;
• I-95 over CSX Railroad;
• I-95 over Pattison Avenue;
• I-95 over Oregon Avenue and Shunk Street;
• I-95 over Shunk Street to Mifflin Street;
• I-95 over Mifflin Street to Christian Street; and
• Market Street over I-95, Columbus Boulevard.

Bucks County

• I-295 over the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Northbound) in Bristol Township;
• I-295 over the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Southbound) in Bristol Township; and
• Trenton Road over I-295 in Middletown Township.

Delaware County

• Blue Ball Avenue over I-95 in Upper Chichester Township; and
• I-476 Ramp over I-95, CSX & Crum Creek in Ridley Township.

Repairs to these 13 structures includes replacing rocker bearings, frozen sliding plate bearings and deck expansion joints; cleaning and painting steel beams; repairing substructure concrete; and reconstructing bearing pedestals.

In addition, the project includes the replacement of 24 high mast light poles along the I-95 corridor in Philadelphia and Delaware counties.

Driscoll Construction Company, Inc. of Philadelphia is the general contractor on the $33.9 million project which is financed with 100 percent federal funds. Construction is expected to finish in late 2023.

Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties at www.penndot.gov/District6.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles by visiting www.511PA.com or downloading the 511PA application for iPhone and Android devices. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.

Follow PennDOT on Twitter at www.twitter.com/511PAPhilly and like the department on Facebook at www.facebook.com/groups/phillypenndot and Instagram at www.instagram.com/pennsylvaniadot.

MEDIA CONTACT: Brad Rudolph, 610-205-6800

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PennDOT - District 6 News: Route 291 West (Governor Printz Boulevard) Lane Closure Next Week for Construction in Delaware County

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Route 291 West (Governor Printz Boulevard) Lane Closure Next Week for Construction in Delaware County

King of Prussia, PA – A single lane closure will be in place on westbound Route 291 (Governor Printz Boulevard) between Bartram Avenue and Stevens Drive in Tinicum Township, Delaware County on Monday, August 3, through Friday, August 7, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM for drilling and boring operations, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.

Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work area because backups and delays may occur. All scheduled activities are weather dependent.

This work will be in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and state Department of Health guidance as well as a project-specific COVID-19 safety plan, which will include protocols for social distancing, use of face coverings, personal and job-site cleaning protocols, management of entries to the jobsite, special signage and relevant training.

Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties at www.penndot.gov/District6.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles by visiting www.511PA.com or downloading the 511PA application for iPhone and Android devices. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.

Follow PennDOT on Twitter at www.twitter.com/511PAPhilly and like the department on Facebook at www.facebook.com/groups/phillypenndot and Instagram at www.instagram.com/pennsylvaniadot.

MEDIA CONTACT: Brad Rudolph, 610-205-6800

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