Roadwork scheduled for week of Oct. 5

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has announced the following road projects, which are weather-dependent and could affect residents in the greater Chadds Ford area during the week of Oct. 5 through Oct. 12. PennDOT recommends that motorists allow extra time if they are traveling through one of the construction zones.

Line painting is expected to slow traffic on state roads in Kennett Township anytime from Saturday, Oct. 4, through Friday, Oct. 10. Motorists are advised to remain an ample distance behind line-painting trucks and stay off the lines. Crews will be working from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Kaolin Road at Ewart Road in New Garden Township will require a lane closure for line painting. The work will be done on Wednesday, Oct. 8, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Line painting will also necessitate a lane closure on Birmingham Road at Wylie Road in Birmingham Township. Crews will be working from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 9.

Cable guide rail installation will continue to require shoulder closure between Newark Road and East Baltimore Pike on Route 1 in both directions in New Garden and Kennett Townships. The work will be done from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Friday, Dec. 19.

Lane restrictions will be enforced on Paoli Pike in West Goshen Township for base repair. The work will be done between Five Points and Airport Road from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 9, and Friday, Oct. 10.

Line painting will require a lane closure on Coatesville Road at Route 926 in West Marlborough Township. Crews will be working from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 14.

The roundabout project continues on Wawaset Road in Pocopson Township, which will be closed until Nov. 26 between Lenape-Unionville and Corinne Roads; detours are posted. Detours are also posted on Rt. 52, which will also be closed through Nov. 26 between Pocopson and Locust Grove Roads in Pocopson Township for roundabout reconstruction.

Burnt Mill Road in Kennett Township is closed and detoured between Norway and Spring Mill Roads indefinitely while crews work to repair damage to a bridge that collapsed on April 24.

Route 202 in both directions will continue to require a traffic pattern shift between the Route 401 and Route 30 interchanges through May 2016 during the ongoing road reconstruction and widening.

Utility installation will cause lane restrictions on North High Street at Marshall Street in West Chester Borough on Monday, Oct. 6, through Wednesday, Oct. 8, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.  Utility installation work from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. will also close Marshall Street between High Street and Montgomery Avenue from Monday, Oct. 6, through Dec. 6; a detour will be posted.

Route 3 in West Goshen, East Goshen, Willistown, and Westtown Townships will require intermittent lane closures between West Chester Borough and the Delaware County line for crack sealing. The work will be done from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 6, through Wednesday, Oct. 8.

Work is continuing to repair overhead bridge damage on northbound Route 202 in West Goshen Township. The right lane will be closed at all times between the Paoli Pike and Route 322 interchanges. A completion date has not been announced.

The right lane of Interstate 95 South in Chester City will be closed between the Providence Avenue exit and the Commodore Barry Bridge from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 30. One lane will remain closed on Interstate 95 North at the Commodore Barry Bridge for construction through July 14, 2015.

If you want to report potholes and other roadway maintenance concerns on state roads, call 1-800-FIX ROAD.

 

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