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 Nov. 9 through Nov. 16. PennDOT recommends that motorists allow extra time if they are traveling through one of the construction zones.
Route 202 North in East Goshen and West Whiteland Townships is scheduled for a bridge inspection on Monday, Nov. 10. The right lane will be closed from Lancaster Avenue to Boot Road from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Route 1 in both directions in Kennett and East Marlborough Townships will require lane closures from Monday, Nov. 10, through Friday, Nov. 14, for sweeping. The work will be done from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. from the Route 1 Bypass to the Delaware County line.
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.
Brush-cutting will necessitate intermittent lane closures on Route 202 in both directions between Boot Road and Route 3 in West Goshen Township. The work is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. from Wednesday, Nov. 12, and Thursday, Nov. 13.
Lane restrictions on Route 202 North in West Goshen Township at Paoli Pike will be needed for bridge rehabilitation from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. through Dec. 29.
The roundabout project continues on Wawaset Road in Pocopson Township. Wawaset is scheduled to be closed until Dec. 31 between Lenape-Unionville and Corinne Roads; detours are posted. Detours are also posted on Rt. 52, which will also be closed through Dec. 31 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 prepare for repairs to a bridge that collapsed on April 24.
Fern Hill Road in West Goshen Township will be closed and detoured between Old Fern Hill Road and Five Points Road through Dec. 20 for bridge rehabilitation. Detours are posted.
Utility installation will cause lane closures on Marshall Street between High Street and Montgomery Avenue in West Chester Borough through Dec. 6; a detour is posted. The work will be done from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Weekday and weeknight lane closures are scheduled next week on northbound and southbound Route 100 between Shoen Road and Route 113 in West Whiteland and Uwchlan Townships, part of the $17.4 million project to expand a section of Route 100 from two lanes to three in each direction. Weather permitting, Route 100 will be reduced from two lanes to one in both directions on Monday, Nov. 10, through Friday, Nov. 14, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m. for relocation of construction barriers, painting traffic lines, and moving two lanes of northbound traffic over to the newly widened section of the highway.
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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