Resurfacing Will Restrict State Roads In Chesco, Delco, Montco

This story was updated Friday at 2 p.m. to include a schedule change made by PennDOT.

KING OF PRUSSIA, PA — Several state highways will be restricted next week in Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties for resurfacing operations, as a part of several projects to repair and resurface more than 200 miles of state highway across the five-county Philadelphia region, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced Friday.

The work schedules and locations are:

Chester County

• Monday, Aug. 9 through Friday, Aug. 13, from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m., a lane closure is scheduled on Route 41 (Gap Newport Pike) between Route 10 (Limestone Road) and Zook Road in West Fallowfield and West Sadsbury townships and Atglen Borough, in Chester County, for milling and paving operations.
• Wednesday, Aug. 11, through Saturday, Aug. 14, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., a lane closure is scheduled on Grove Road/Whitford Road between Grubbs Mill Road and Business U.S. 30 (Lancaster Avenue) in West Whiteland Township for milling operations.

Delaware County

• Sunday, Aug. 8, through Friday, Aug. 13, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 5 a.m., a lane closure is scheduled on Lansdowne Avenue/Main Street between Garrett Road and the Cobbs Creek Bridge in Yeadon, Lansdowne, and Darby boroughs, and Upper Darby Township for utility adjustment, milling, and paving operations.

Montgomery County

• Sunday, Aug. 8, through Friday, Aug. 13, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 5 a.m., a lane closure is scheduled on Fitzwatertown Road between Route 263 (York Road) and Route 152 (Limekiln Pike) in Upper Moreland, Abington, and Upper Dublin townships for casting adjustment, milling, and paving operations; and
• Sunday, Aug. 8, through Friday, Aug. 13, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 5 a.m., a lane closure is scheduled on Route 63 (Old Welsh Road) between Terwood Drive and Red Lion Road in Lower Moreland Township for casting adjustment, milling, and paving operations.

Under these improvement projects, PennDOT is milling the existing roadway surface and repaving the state highways with new asphalt. The new pavement will seal the roadways and provide motorists with a smoother riding surface.

Also coming Aug. 16 are lane closures on U.S. 1. in Chesco and Delco

U.S. 1 (Baltimore Pike) motorists will encounter right lane closures in both directions between Hoffman Mill Road and Fairville Road in Chadds Ford Township, Delaware County, and Pennsbury Township, Chester County, beginning Monday, Aug. 16, under a project to repair the U.S. 1 (Baltimore Pike) bridge over the Brandywine Creek, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.

The right lane closures will remain in place 24/7 through mid-October.

Once the right lanes reopen to traffic in mid-October, the left lane in both directions will close through late December to continue expansion dam replacement.

The left lanes on U.S. 1 (Baltimore Pike) had been closed in both directions from June 7 to July 9, due to the deterioration of two structural support pedestals discovered during a recent bridge inspection.

PennDOT’s contractor completed repairs to the two support pedestals and bridge engineers determined the left lanes on the structure were safe to reopen to traffic.

The U.S. 1 (Baltimore Pike) bridge was built in 1937 and reconstructed in 1990. The 86-foot long, 60-foot wide structure carries approximately 27,668 vehicles a day.

Loftus Construction, Inc. of Cinnaminson, New Jersey is the general contractor on this bridge rehabilitation project, which is financed with 100 percent state funds.

Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work areas because slowdowns will occur. All scheduled activities are weather-dependent.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles by visiting www.511PA.com.

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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