Road Report for Oct. 15 through Oct. 21

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on October 14, 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 Oct. 15 through Oct. 21. Motorists are urged to allow extra time if traveling through one of the construction zones. Work schedules are subject to change.

• Work continues on Route 1 in Chadds Ford and Concord townships next week. From Sunday, Oct. 16, through Friday, Oct.21, motorists should expect overnight lane closures beginning at 7 p.m. between Route 202 and Pole Cat Road. Then from 9 a.m. on Oct 17 to 4 p.m. on Oct. 17 through 21, there will be a 24-hour lane closure in both directions scheduled between Creek and Fairville roads.

• Utility construction will continue to cause lane closures on Concord Road between Pleasant Grove and Oakbourne in Westtown Township through Oct. 30.

• Utility pole replacement will cause daytime lane closures on Route 202 between E. Pleasant Grove Road and Piedmont Road in Westtown Township through Oct. 28.

• Motorists should expect daytime lane closures on Route 162 (Embreeville Road) between Route 82 and Scott Road in East Marlborough Township for utility construction. The work is expected to last through Friday, Oct. 28.

• Through the end of December, utility renewal will continue causing daytime lane restrictions on Route 52 between Fairville Road and Wedgewood Drive in Pennsbury Township.

• Motorists should expect lane restrictions with a detour for trucks on Route 162 at its intersection with Route 82 in Newlin Township because of bridge repair. There is currently no date for completion.

• The Embreeville Road Bridge over the West Branch over the Brandywine Creek in Newlin Township remains closed because of last year's Sept. 1 flooding from Hurricane Ida. The closure remains listed as indefinite.