Major I-476 Improvement Plan In Delco Being Discussed Tuesday

WALLINGFORD, PA — PennDOT is hosting an open house event this week to highlight the project to construct a flexible travel lane on Interstate 476.

The open house will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Community Arts Center, 414 Plush Mill Road in Wallingford.

Attendees will be able to review improvement plans for the upcoming project to construct a flexible travel lane on I-476 in both directions between the Route 3 and I-95 interchanges, and on southbound I-95 between the I-476 and U.S. 322 interchanges in Delaware County.

The meeting will be conducted as an open house, at which citizens can peruse subject displays to learn about the project, as well as discuss the different facets of the project with PennDOT’s design teams.

The I-476 Flex Lane project will provide a series of measures that will allow for the dynamic management of recurring congestion based on prevailing and predicted traffic conditions, according to PennDOT.

Specifically, the inside shoulders of I-476 will be expanded to let them serve as travel lanes in response to congestion or incidents. Additionally, adaptive ramp metering will be used to dynamically adjust signals at the ramp entrances to proactively manage vehicle flow from on-ramps.

As part of PennDOT's public outreach program, the department also held a live virtual public meeting on May 6. The meeting recording, comment form, and other project materials can be found online here.