PennDOT - District 6 News: U.S. 422, North Gulph Road Traffic Stoppages Wednesday for PA Turnpike Construction in Chester, Montgomery Counties

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U.S. 422, North Gulph Road Traffic Stoppages Wednesday for PA Turnpike Construction in Chester, Montgomery Counties

King of Prussia, PA – The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission will utilize periodic 15-minute traffic stoppages on eastbound and westbound U.S. 422 and on North Gulph Road in the vicinity of the Turnpike overpasses in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County and Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County on Wednesday, December 22, between 12:00 PM and 3:00 PM, for installation of aerial utilities related to construction currently underway to widen and improve the Turnpike between milepost 324 and milepost 326, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.

The three stoppages, which will not take place concurrently, will be preceded by slow-moving traffic paces on U.S. 422 between the Oaks and Valley Forge Road interchanges, and on North Gulph Road between First Avenue and Guthrie Road.

Motorists should use caution and be prepared for slow or stopped traffic approaching these areas. Digital message signs will provide information on closures and detours. Motorists are encouraged to plan travel accordingly. Work schedules are subject to change based on weather conditions.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 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 1,000 traffic cameras.

For a complete list of construction projects impacting state-owned highways in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties, visit the District 6 Traffic Bulletin.

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PennDOT - District 6 News: Route 100 Lane Closure for Bridge Inspection in Pottstown, North Coventry Township

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Route 100 Lane Closure for Bridge Inspection in Pottstown, North Coventry Township

King of Prussia PA – Route 100 motorists will experience a right lane closure in both directions between the northbound Route 663 (King Street) and the U.S. 422 interchanges in Pottstown, Montgomery County, and North Coventry Township, Chester County, on Monday, December 20, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, for bridge inspection, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.

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

The inspections are part of PennDOT's program to inspect bridges at least once every two years. The inspections ensure the safety and overall condition of the structures.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 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 1,000 traffic cameras.

For a complete list of construction projects impacting state-owned highways in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties, visit the District 6 Traffic Bulletin.

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MEDIA CONTACT: Robyn Briggs, 610-205-6799

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PennDOT - District 6 News: Cobbs Creek Parkway Among State Highways Restricted Next Week for Safety Improvements in Philadelphia, Chester, and Montgomery Counties

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Cobbs Creek Parkway Among State Highways Restricted Next Week for Safety Improvements in Philadelphia, Chester, and Montgomery Counties

King of Prussia, PA – Cobbs Creek Parkway is among state highways restricted in Philadelphia, Chester and Montgomery counties on Monday, December 20, through Thursday, December 23, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, for line painting and delineator installations under a project to install safety enhancements to improve travel and reduce high-speed crashes across the five-county Philadelphia region, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.

The work locations are:

• Cobbs Creek Parkway between Christian Street and 58th Street in Philadelphia for line painting and delineator installation;
• Route 3 (Paoli Pike) at the Garfield Avenue/Westtown Road Intersection in West Goshen Township, Chester County for delineator installation; and
• Route 100 at the Rick Road Intersection in Douglass Township, Montgomery County, for delineator installation.

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

Kuharchik Construction, INC. of Exeter, is the general contractor on this $5,996,57 project, which is financed with 100 percent federal funds. Work on the entire project is expected to be completed in spring 2023.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 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 1,000 traffic cameras.

For a complete list of construction projects impacting state-owned highways in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties, visit the District 6 Traffic Bulletin.

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MEDIA CONTACT: Robyn Briggs, 610-205-6799

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PennDOT - District 6 News: PennDOT Reopens 232-Year-Old Trinity Lane Bridge (Route 320) in Upper Merion Township

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PennDOT Reopens 232-Year-Old Trinity Lane Bridge (Route 320) in Upper Merion Township

King of Prussia, PA – The bridge carrying Trinity Lane (Route 320) over Gulph Mills Creek in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County has reopened following the rehabilitation of the 232-year-old structure, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.

PennDOT's contractor utilized original salvaged stone to perform various masonry repairs, installed new guiderail, and resurfaced the roadway and approaches. The original plaque on the structure was also preserved.

Built in 1789 and reconstructed in 1980, the Trinity Lane Bridge is the fifth oldest bridge in use in the United States and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The structure is 22-feet-long, 34-feet-wide and carries just over 7,000 vehicles per day.

The bridge is one of five structures in Chester, Montgomery, and Delaware counties that PennDOT repaired under a $4,948,703 project.

Other structures completed under this project include:

• Kaolin Road Bridge over the west branch of Red Clay Creek in Kennett Township, Chester County;
• Concord Road over Green Creek in Concord Township, Delaware County;
• Mansion Road over the south branch of French Creek in Warwick Township, Chester County. Built in 1904, Mansion Road Bridge (Brower's Bridge) is listed with the National Register of Historic Places and a part of the Reading Furnace Historic District; and
• Route 63 (Red Lion Road) over Huntingdon Valley Creek in Lower Moreland Township, Montgomery County.
  

J.D. Eckman, Inc. of Atglen, Chester County is the general contractor on this bridge improvement project, which is financed with 100 percent state funds.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 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 1,000 traffic cameras.

For a complete list of construction projects impacting state-owned highways in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties, visit the District 6 Traffic Bulletin.

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

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PennDOT - District 6 News: U.S. 1 Periodic Nighttime Traffic Stoppages Next Week for Overhead Electric Line Removal in Bucks County

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U.S. 1 Periodic Nighttime Traffic Stoppages Next Week for Overhead Electric Line Removal in Bucks County

King of Prussia, PA - Periodic northbound and southbound 15-minute traffic stoppages may be in place on U.S. 1 in Bucks County on Monday, December 20, from 8:00 PM to 12:00 AM for removal of overhead electric lines between the Street Road (Route 132) Interchange in Bensalem Township and the Route 413 Interchange in Middletown Township, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.

The electric lines are being removed as part of the construction to widen U.S.1 and replace bridges over the Neshaminy Creek and over rail lines near the Penndel exit.

Motorists should allow extra time for travel through the work areas. All scheduled activities are weather dependent. If weather forces cancelation of Monday night's operation, the electric line removal will take place on Tuesday, December 21, from 8:00 PM to 12:00 AM. 

Crews are reconstructing and widening almost three miles of roadway, improving the interchanges, and constructing several new bridges — including new structures over the Neshaminy Creek and over rail lines near the Penndel exit — under two contracts (RC1, RC2) to rebuild, widen and improve U.S.1 in Bucks County.

JD Eckman, Inc., of Atglen, PA, is the general contractor on the $110.8 million Section RC2 project that is scheduled be completed in mid-2026. Alan Myers Construction, of Worcester, PA, is the general contractor on the $95 million Section RC1 project that is expected to be completed in mid-2022.

Sections RC1 and RC2 are two of the three construction contracts to rebuild and widen U.S. 1; replace aging bridges; and install safety enhancements along a four-mile section of the expressway from just north of Philadelphia to just north of Route 413 (Pine Street) in Middletown Township and Langhorne Borough.

For more information, visit the U.S. 1 Bucks Reconstruction Project website.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 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 1,000 traffic cameras.

For a complete list of construction projects impacting state-owned highways in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties, visit the District 6 Traffic Bulletin.

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

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PennDOT - District 6 News: PennDOT Reopens Sheeder Road Bridge in East Vincent Township

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PennDOT Reopens Sheeder Road Bridge in East Vincent Township

King of Prussia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has reopened Sheeder Road over branch of French Creek in East Vincent Township, Chester County, following the completion of a bridge rehabilitation due to severe undermining of the stone masonry support abutments resulting from storm damage.

Built in 1937, the single-span bridge is 15 feet long, 24 feet wide and carries approximately 1,221 vehicles per day.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 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 1,000 traffic cameras.

For a complete list of construction projects impacting state-owned highways in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties, visit the District 6 Traffic Bulletin.

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MEDIA CONTACT: Robyn Briggs, 610-205-6799

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PennDOT - District 6 News: PennDOT to Begin Second Phase to Improve Travel and Safety on Henry Avenue in Philadelphia

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PennDOT to Begin Second Phase to Improve Travel and Safety on Henry Avenue in Philadelphia

King of Prussia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that construction will begin on Monday, December 27, on the second phase to improve travel and safety on Henry Avenue in Philadelphia just south of Roberts Avenue to Barnes Street within the East Falls and Wissahickon communities.

Under this contract, PennDOT's contractor will perform construction to upgrade traffic signals, redesign the highway infrastructure, improve mobility for pedestrians and bicyclists, and address speeding along this 1.6-mile section of Henry Avenue.

New and upgraded traffic signals will be installed at the following intersections: Abbotsford Avenue; the Medical College driveway; Queen Lane; Midvale Avenue; Coulter Street; Schoolhouse Lane; and the Jefferson University driveway.

Additional enhancements include new signing and roadway design features through pavement markings; milling and resurfacing; median widening; and guiderail replacements.

To improve traffic safety, a southbound left turn lane will be added at the Midvale Avenue intersection, and the traffic island at Warden Drive will be enlarged. In addition, vegetative raised center medians will be added south of Abbotsford Avenue, south of the Medical College driveway, and north of Schoolhouse Lane, as well as concrete raised center medians at the Medical College driveway, Queen Lane, and Coulter Street.

To enhance pedestrian and bicyclist mobility, the contract includes the construction of a shared-use bicycle and pedestrian path along the east side of Henry Avenue from Schoolhouse Lane to Walnut Lane.

Other safety enhancements include installing bump-outs, sidewalks, and ADA ramps at the following intersections: Roberts Avenue; Abbotsford Avenue; Medical College driveway; Indian Queen Lane; Bowman Street; Ainslie Street; Tilden Street; Queen Lane; Penn Street; Midvale Avenue; Coulter Street; Warden Drive; Schoolhouse Lane; and the Jefferson University driveway.

The project will also feature additional speed calming measures such as median deflection; high friction surface treatment; orange placards attached to speed limit signs; 35 mph pavement markings; and hidden driveway signs.

This transportation project will also address storm water management through storm drainage; water facility relocation; and green stormwater infrastructure.

PennDOT will maintain traffic on Henry Avenue during construction by utilizing long- term lane shifts and short-term single-lane closures.

Beginning Monday, December 27, southbound Henry Avenue motorists will encounter periodic alternating lane closures between Roberts Avenue and Barnes Street for inlet, piping, curb, sidewalk, and bump-out installation. The periodic lane closures will be in place weekdays from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM through November 2022.

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.

A.P. Construction, Inc. of Blackwood, New Jersey is the general contractor on the $12.6 million project, which is financed with 100 percent federal funds. The entire project is scheduled to finish in late 2023. More information on this project and on the first phase, which began in March 2021, is available at www.Penndot.gov/HenryAvePhilly.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 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 1,000 traffic cameras.

For a complete list of construction projects impacting state-owned highways in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties, visit the District 6 Traffic Bulletin.

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

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MEDIA CONTACT: Robyn Briggs, 610-205-6799

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