I-476 Nighttime Lane Closures Next Week in Montgomery County

From the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation:

Motorists traveling on Interstate 476 in Montgomery County will encounter nighttime lane closures next week between the Interstate 76 (Exit 16) and Germantown Pike (Exit 20) interchanges for the installation of sign structure foundations, line painting and other construction activities, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced today.

This work is the final part of PennDOT’s substantially completed $71 million project to improve 3.2 miles Interstate 476 in Montgomery County. The project is scheduled to finish by late October.

Weather permitting, the contractor’s work schedule next week is:

• On Monday (Sept. 17), one of three southbound lanes will be closed between Ridge Pike (Exit 18) and I-76 (Exit 16) from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Tuesday (Sept. 18), and one of the three northbound lanes will be closed just south of I-76 (Exit 16) from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Tuesday (Sept. 18);
• On Tuesday (Sept. 18), one of three southbound lanes will be closed between Ridge Pike (Exit 18) and I-76 (Exit 16) from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Wednesday (Sept. 19);
• On Wednesday (Sept. 19), one of three southbound lanes will be closed between Germantown Pike (Exit 20) and I-76 (Exit 16) from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Thursday (Sept. 20); and
• On Thursday (Sept. 20), one of three southbound lanes will be closed between the Chemical Road on-ramp (Exit 18) and I-76 (Exit 16) from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Friday (Sept. 21), and one of three northbound lanes will be closed between Germantown Pike (Exit 19) and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Mid-County Interchange from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Friday (Sept. 21).

If inclement weather postpones construction one night, crews will work Friday night (Sept. 21), closing lanes on I-476 in either direction between I-76 (Exit 16) and Germantown Pike (Exit 20) from 9 p.m. to 8 a.m. Saturday (Sept. 22).

Brief traffic stoppages may occur in either direction within the I-476 work zone during these scheduled operations from 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. Brief stoppages and lane shifts also are possible on any of the entrance and exit ramps within the construction area.

Drivers are advised to allow extra time for travel through the work areas and to be alert for slowdowns and backups.

PennDOT’s contractor, Allan A. Myers, LP of Worcester, Montgomery County, completed the roadway reconstruction of I-476 between I-76 and Germantown Pike earlier this year.

The I-476 reconstruction project is financed with 100 percent federal funds.

For more information on the I-476 improvement project, visitwww.476blueroute.com.

PennDOT reminds motorists they can log on to www.511pa.com or call 511 from any phone to check traffic conditions on major highways before heading out.

For more information, visit www.dot.state.pa.us. Follow local PennDOT information on Twitter at www.twitter.com/511PAPhilly.