PECO Closing Sections Of Gay Street Block-By-Block Through July 1

This story has been updated to include a recent statement from West Chester Borough.

WEST CHESTER, PA – Gay Street will be shut down between Walnut and Church streets on weekdays — one block at a time — over four months for PECO utility work, and traffic will be detoured.

West Chester Borough noted this week that the entirety of Gay Street will not be shut down during this construction. PECO’s subcontractors began closing one block at a time from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday starting on March 1.

The first block affected is the 50 block of East Gay Street.

PECO Energy is planning to close Gay Street — State Route 3 — between Walnut Street and Church streets in West Chester Borough beginning March 1. The road will be closed for utility construction weekdays from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT). The weekday closures will continue through Thursday, July 1, PennDOT said.

During the closure, drivers will be directed to use Matlack Street, Chestnut Street, and New Street. Local access will be maintained up to the work zone.

Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling near the work area because backups and delays will occur. All scheduled activities are weather-dependent.

PECO Energy will complete this project under a PennDOT Highway Occupancy Permit.

For a complete list of construction projects impacting state-owned highways in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties, go here.

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