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North Wales Road in Whitpain Scheduled for Construction Closure
The overnight May 20 – 21 construction closure concerns the placement of bridge beams on the north and southbound sides of the overhead structure.
Pennsylvania State Representative Kate Harper (R-61), provided a reminder via her Twitter feed (@Montco061) that North Wales Road in Whitpain and Worcester townships will be closed overnight, May 20 – 21.
The purpose of the closure will be the placement of bridge beams on the northbound and southbound side of the Turnpike underpass structure.
Traffic will be detoured from 7 p.m. – 6 a.m. between Morris Road and Township Line Road at North Wales Road, and no vehicle or pedestrian traffic will be allowed through the underpass during the closure.
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The detour routes on North Wales road are posted as follows:
- Westbound – turn left on Morris Road, right on DeKalb Pike, right on Swede Road and right on W. Township Line Road.
- Eastbound – turn right on W. Township Line Road, left on Swede Road, left on DeKalb Pike and left on Morris Road.
According to Harper’s post, local access on motorists traveling on I-476 should be prepared for single-lane traffic patterns southbound, May 20, from 8 p.m. - 5 a.m., and northbound, May 21, from 10 p.m. - 6 a.m.), approaching the work zone located between milepost A24-A25.
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Construction is subject to change, depending on the weather.
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