Roadwork for week of March 5

PennDOT has announced the following road projects, which are weather-dependent and could affect residents in the greater Chadds Ford area during the week of March 5 through March 12. Motorists are urged to allow extra time if they are traveling through one of the construction zones.

Route 322 in both directions will continue to be the site of patching crews, this week between Route 1 and I-95 in Concord, Bethel and Upper Chichester townships. The work, which will require lane closures, is scheduled on Monday, March 7, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Patching crews will also be out on Wednesday, March 9, on southbound I-95 between the state of Delaware and the Philadelphia County line. Crews are scheduled to work from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and lane closures will be needed.

Utility installation will continue to require lane closures on South High Street in West Goshen Township between Yorktown and Lexington avenues. Crews will be working from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Tuesday, March 8.

Lane restrictions will continue on Route 202 in both directions in Birmingham, West Whiteland, West Goshen and East Goshen townships between Boot Road and Route 926. Crews are scheduled to work on patching from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. from Monday, March 7, through Thursday, March 10.

Drivers on Route 1 in Concord Township will continue to experience lane restrictions between Powell and Stoney Bank roads from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Crews will be working on turning-lane reconfigurations through Friday, March 11.

Work is continuing on the project to widen Route 202, which is scheduled for completion in August 2016.  Motorists should expect delays for traffic pattern shifts in Tredyffrin and East Whiteland townships.

Work will also continue on the Speakman Covered Bridge in East Fallowfield and West Marlborough townships. Frog Hollow Road between Concord Bridge and Strasburg roads will be closed and detoured until the estimated completion date of Sept. 20.

Burnt Mill Road in Kennett Township remains closed and detoured indefinitely between Norway and Spring Mill roads while advance work continues on repairs to the Burnt Mill Bridge, which was closed on April 24, 2014.

The Birmingham Road Bridge in Birmingham Township is also closed indefinitely to repair structural damage discovered in September. Posted detours will be in effect between Lambourne Road and Stoney Run Drive.

Traffic signal work on Route 100 in Uwchlan and West Whiteland townships will require lane closures from Monday, March 7, through Friday, March 11. Crews will be working in both directions between Swedesford Road and Sheree Boulevard from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Bridge inspections in Philadelphia will require lane closures this week. On Tuesday, March 8, from 9 to 11 a.m., the left lane will be closed on the Interstate 676 east ramp to Interstate 95 south; on Wednesday, March 9, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., the right lane will be closed on I-76 east between South Street and 28th Street; on Wednesday, March 9, from 9 a.m. to noon, the right lane will be closed on U.S. 1 south between Ninth and North Broad streets; on Thursday, March 10, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., the right lane will be closed on I-76 west between University Avenue and South Street; and on Friday, March 11, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., the right lane will be closed on Route 291 west (Penrose Avenue/Platt Bridge) between 26th Street and Bartram Avenue.

If you want to report potholes and other roadway maintenance concerns on state roads, call 610-566-0972 in Delaware County or 484-340-3200 in Chester County, or visit www.dot.state.pa.us and click on “submit feedback.”

 

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