Traffic & Transit

Five Points Intersection To Be Shut Down Overnight

The key intersection will be closed and detoured for hours.

The Five Points Intersection in Montgomery Township will be shut down overnight.
The Five Points Intersection in Montgomery Township will be shut down overnight. (Patch Graphics)

MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP, PA — Construction on a new traffic signal at the Five Points Intersection in Montgomery Township will lead to an overnight road closure later this month.

The intersection will be shut down from 11 p.m. on Sunday, June 22 to 5 a.m. on Monday, June 23.

Drivers will be detoured on a variety of routes depending on how they approach the intersection, which brings together Bethlehem Pike, Horsham Road (Cowpath Road), and Doylestown Road (U.S. 202).

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The signal installation is part of a larger, ongoing, $14.2 million project.

The construction includes widening existing lanes and adding news lanes, upgrading traffic signals, building new sidewalks, and improving stormwater drainage in the area.

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The project is fully funded by the federal government. Road-Con Inc. of West Chester is the general contractor.

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