Road Report for Feb. 3 through Feb. 9

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on February 1, 2024

PennDOT has announced the following weather-dependent road projects that could affect drivers in the greater Chadds Ford area from Feb. 3 through Feb. 9. Motorists are urged to allow extra time traveling through one of the construction zones. Work schedules are subject to change.

• Tree removal operations will force a road closure on Route 82 (Creek Road) between Marshall Bridge Road and Old Kennett Road in Kennett Township on Tuesday, Feb. 6, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. During the closure, motorists will be directed to use Old Kennett Road, Kaolin Road, and Marshall Bridge Road.

• From Monday, Feb. 5 through Friday, April 26, Longwood Gardens will begin performing roadway construction operations which will cause a 24/7 weekday lane closure on southbound Route 1 between Orchard Avenue and Greenwood Road. Longwood Gardens will complete this project under a PennDOT Highway Occupancy Permit.

• Concord Township reported that Spring Valley Road between James Hayward and Brinton Lake roads will be temporarily closed from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 1, and again from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 3. There will be no thru traffic. Access to neighborhoods west of Brinton Lake Road must happen Route 202. The township gave no reason for the closure.

• Intersection improvements at South and Cypress streets in Kennett Square and Kennett Township, are scheduled to continue through April 30. Weekday road closures are set for South Street between Center and Broad streets in the borough, and on Cypress between Walnut Street and Cope Road in the township.

• Comcast will be performing fiber optic cable installation on Baltimore Pike between Cedar Spring Road and Buena Vista Drive in New Garden Township, from Friday, Jan. 26, through Friday, March 15, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. causing a weekday traffic shift with a possibility of work on Saturday.

• PECO utility improvements will cause several daytime lane closures along Route 1 in Chester County. Through Friday, Feb. 9, motorists should expect a lane closure on northbound Route 1 between Greenwood Road and Orchard Avenue and, through March 29 there will be closures in both directions between School House Road and Ladbroke Lane.

• Through Friday, March 29, PECO work will force a daytime lane closure on Burrows Run Road between Route 52 and Hillendale Road in Kennett Township.

• Work to replace the bridge that carries Smithbridge Road over Webb Creek in Concord Township is underway. 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 late April of 2024.

• 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.