5 Points Intersection To Close This Weekend In Montgomery Twp.

MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP, PA — Five Points Intersection will be shut down in Montgomery Township overnight this weekend as work gets underway, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced.

The busy crossroads which brings together Route 309 (Bethlehem Pike), Route 463 (Horsham Road/Cowpath Road), and Business U.S. 202 (Doylestown Road) will be closed from 11 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 5 to 5 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 6.

During the closure, crews will complete overhead sign construction.

PennDOT said that drivers will be detoured as follows:

• Southbound Route 309 (Bethlehem Pike) will be detoured west on Broad Street, then east on Main Street/Welsh Road (Route 63) to Route 309.
• Northbound Route 309 (Bethlehem Pike) will be detoured north on the U.S. 202 Bypass, then north on County Line Road to Route 309.
• Westbound Horsham Road (Route 463) will be detoured north on the U.S. 202 Bypass, then north on County Line Road to Business U.S. 202 (Doylestown Road).
• Eastbound Cowpath Road (Route 463) will be detoured west on Broad Street, then east on Main Street/Welsh Road (Route 63) to Route 309.
• Southbound Business U.S. 202 (Doylestown Road) will be detoured east on County Line Road, then north on the U.S. 202 Bypass to Route 309.

The construction is part of the ongoing $14.2 million project to rehabilitate and expand the intersection and surrounding area.