Mother Nature blamed for roundabout delay

The timeline for the opening of the Route 52 Roundabout has taken another detour.

Earlier this month, a spokesman for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said the date had been pushed back to around Thanksgiving, giving area residents hope that they could celebrate the end of their longer commutes with their turkeys.

Crews are working on the Route 53 Roundabout in Pocopson Township, but weather has delayed the completion date until Dec. 31, according to PennDOT.
Crews are working on the Route 52 Roundabout in Pocopson Township, but weather has delayed the completion date until Dec. 31, according to PennDOT.

The weather dashed those dreams, said PennDOT’s Brad Rudolph. The new completion date is Dec. 31.

Originally slated to finish by the end of September, the project stalled in late summer because the general contractor, Road-Con Inc. of West Chester, had to wait for five utility companies to complete their work, Rudolph said.

He said that work was completed a couple weeks ago, enabling Road-Con to resume a full schedule to finish Phase 3 of the project, which involves the actual construction.

“We had been looking to get the Roundabout project complete by Thanksgiving, but that timetable has been pushed back because of weather and earlier utility delays," said Rudolph.  "PennDOT has given the contractor special permission to extend the hours of their work days to try and complete the project as quick as possible and before the end of the year.”

PennDOT began work in January on the roundabout at the intersection of Route 52 (Lenape Road), Wawaset Road, and Lenape Unionville Road. The $2.15 million project is being financed totally with federal funds.

Designed by Pocopson Township to improve safety at the intersection, the roundabout will be the first built by PennDOT in southeastern Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia region has five other roundabouts, but they were constructed by a municipality or private developers, according to PennDOT.

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