Road Report for June 11 through June 17

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on June 10, 2022

PennDOT has announced the following road projects, which are weather-dependent and could affect drivers in the greater Chadds Ford area during the week of June 11 through June 17. Motorists are urged to allow extra time if traveling through one of the construction zones. Work schedules are subject to change.

• Motorists on Route 1 will encounter lane closures next week because of repair and resurfacing through approximately six miles of the highway in Chadds Ford and Concord townships, Delaware County, and Pennsbury Township in Chester County. From Sunday, June 12 through Thursday, June 16, there will be overnight single-lane closures from Fairville Road to Route 202. From Tuesday, June 14, through Friday, June 17, motorists should expect overnight single-lane closures between Route 202 and Conchester Highway. In addition, a section of Thornton Road between Cheney Road and Route 1 is scheduled to close beginning Monday, June 13, for roadway construction at the intersection. The closure will be in place 24/7 through Friday, July 22.

• Road construction will close Thornton Road between Cheyney Road and Route 1 in Concord Township, 24/7, from June 13 through July 22.
Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work areas because slowdowns will occur. All scheduled activities are weather dependent.

• Utility work will cause a single lane closure on High Street between University Avenue and Price Street in West Chester through June 20.

• From June 16 through July 1, road restoration will cause lane closures on High Street, Price Street, and S. High Street in West Chester. High Street will be affected between Virginia Avenue and Ashbridge Street; Price between Church and Darlington streets and between Church Street and Boxwood Alley; S. High Street between Nields and Lacey streets and between Magnolia and Union streets. Gay Street, between Church and Darlington, will also be affected.

• Expect single-lane closures for utility maintenance on Route 52 in Kennett Township through June 14. The work is being done between Cardinal and Creamery lanes.

• Utility maintenance will cause a single lane closure on Route 1 in Kennett Township through June 14. That closure will be between Ladbroke Lane and Greenwood Road.

• The Embreeville Road Bridge over the West Branch over the Brandywine Creek in Newlin Township remains closed because of the Sept. 1, 2021 flooding. The closure remains listed as indefinite.