Road Report for Sept. 30 through Oct. 6

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on September 28, 2023

PennDOT has announced the following weather-dependent road projects that could affect drivers in the greater Chadds Ford area from Sept. 30 through Oct. 6. Motorists are urged to allow extra time traveling through one of the construction zones. Work schedules are subject to change.

• Construction is set to begin Monday, Oct. 2, to replace the bridge that carries Smithbridge Road over Webb Creek in Concord Township. The 96-year-old bridge has been closed since July 14, following a bridge inspection that determined structure deterioration. During construction, motorists will be directed to follow the existing detour using Bethel Road, Garnet Mine Road, Route 491, and northbound Route 202. The project is scheduled to finish in April of 2024.

• Overhead utility construction will cause daytime lane restrictions from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Oct. 2 in both directions on Route 1 between the Kennett Oxford Bypass to Greenwood Road in Kennett and East Marlborough townships. This is part of the project to widen that portion of Route 1 by adding one extra lane in each direction.

• PennDOT has announced that construction will begin on the Route 926 (Street Road) bridge over the Branch of White Clay Creek in West Marlborough Township. The bridge was damaged by the remnants of Hurricane Ida in 2021. Work is scheduled to start Oct. 9 and go through Oct. 20. During the closure, motorists are directed to use Newark Road, Route 82 (Clonmell Upland Road), and Route 841 (North Chatham Road/Coatesville Road), but local access will be maintained.

• Utility services will cause lane closures along Route 1 between Schoolhouse Road and Onix Drive in East Marlborough Township through Sept. 29

• Utility installation will cause periodic lane shifts on N. High Street between Route 2 and Gay Street in West Chester through Dec. 25.

• Roadway reconstruction will cause lane closures on Route 202 between Smithbridge Road and Watkin Avenue through Oct. 31. The closures will go from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and again between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m.

• Utility installation will cause periodic lane closures on Route 3 between High and Walnut streets, and on High Street between Market and Gay streets in West Chester through Dec. 25.

• N. Concord Road between Route 1 and Station Road remains closed for utility installation through Oct. 2.

• Through Sept. 30, vegetation management will also close lanes on Burnt Mill Road, Old Kennett Pike, and Spring Mill Road in Kennett Township, Pocopson Road, and Routes 1 and 52 in Pennsbury and Kennett Townships,

• 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.