Roadwork for week of Aug. 27

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on August 26, 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 Aug. 27 through Sept. 3. Motorists are urged to allow extra time if they are traveling through one of the construction zones.

Motorists on Route 1 in Kennett and East Marlborough townships can expect overnight delays between Baltimore Pike and Greenwood Road from Sunday, Aug. 28, through Wednesday, Aug. 31. Crews will be working from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. on milling.

Route 1 in Concord Township will continue to 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 is continuing 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.

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.

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.

Work is continuing on the Birmingham Road Bridge in Birmingham Township, which was 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 is Sept. 20.

Utility installation on West Miner Street in West Chester Borough will require lane restrictions at South Bradford Avenue. The work is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. from Wednesday, Aug. 31, through Thursday, Sept. 1.

The shoulder of northbound and southbound I-476 between I-76 and I-95 will be closed from Monday, Aug. 29, through Friday, Sept. 2. Crews will be working from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on fiber optic cable installation.

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.”