Roadwork for week of June 4

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on June 3, 2016

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 June 4 through June 11. Motorists are urged to allow extra time if they are traveling through one of the construction zones.

Guiderail installation on Route 322 in Upper Chichester Township will require closure of the right lane between Route 452 and Highland Avenue. Crews are scheduled to work from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, June 8, and Thursday, June 9.

Painting of Smith’s Bridge over the Brandywine Creek will require the closure of Smith’s Bridge Road between Creek Road and Route 100. The weather-dependent work is scheduled to continue until 5 p.m. on Monday, June 27, according to DelDOT. Detours will be posted.

Green Valley Road in Newlin Township is closed and detoured between Powell and Brandywine Creek roads due to structural deficiencies at the Green Valley Road Bridge. No repair date has been scheduled.

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.

The Westtown School will close Westtown Road between Oak Lane and Westtown Way for a bridge replacement from Monday, June 13, through Friday, July 22. Detours will be posted.

Sign structure inspection will require a lane closure on Route 202 southbound between Boot Road and Paoli Pike on Tuesday, June 7. The work is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Utility installation will require a lane closure on Price Street between East Everhart and Brandywine streets in West Chester Borough. Crews are scheduled to work from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Wednesday, June 8.

Route 1 in Concord Township will be the site of utility installation through Sept. 1. Lane shifts will be needed on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the Mainline Health Care project between Brinton Lake Road and Applied Card Way.

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 between Norway and Spring Mill roads while advance work continues on repairs to the Burnt Mill Bridge, which was closed on April 24, 2014. PennDOT reported progress last month on scheduling the work.

Work is continuing on the Birmingham Road Bridge in Birmingham Township, which closed in September due to structural damage. Posted 24-hour detours will be in effect between Lambourne Road and Stoney Run Drive. The completion date has been extended from Aug. 31 to Sept. 20.

Daylong lane closures will be in place on Route 100 in Uwchlan and West Whiteland townships from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the installation of aerial fiber optic lines from Monday, June 6, through Friday, June 10. The work covers an area between Swedesford Road and Sheree Boulevard.

Also on Route 100, the portions of the southbound highway in West Goshen and West Whiteland townships will be subject to lane closures; crew will be conducting sign structure inspections on Monday, June 6, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Intermittent lane closures will be need on southbound I-95 between the Philadelphia County and Delaware state lines for patching. The work is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, June 7. The northbound section will require intermittent lane closures on Thursday, June 9.

On Saturday, June 4, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. the right lane will be closed on I-76 west between Belmont Avenue and the Route 202 interchanges in Upper Merion Township for overhead sign inspection.

From 9 p.m. on Monday, June 6, to 1 a.m. on Tuesday, June 7, the right lane will be closed on I-76 east between I-676 and South Street for a bridge inspection. Another is scheduled from 9 p.m. on Tuesday, June 7, to 1 a.m. on Wednesday, June 8; the left land will be closed on I-76 east between I-676 and South Street. And on Tuesday, June 7, from 1 to 5 a.m. the left lane will be closed on I-76 west between South Street and I-676 for a bridge inspection, and one is also scheduled on Wednesday, June 8, from 1 to 5 a.m. that will close the right lane on I-76 west between South Street and I-676.

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.”