PennDOT has announced the following weather-dependent road projects that could affect drivers in the greater Chadds Ford area from June 23 to June 27. Motorists are urged to allow extra time traveling through one of the construction zones. Work schedules are subject to change.
• Pipe replacement will cause a full road closure of Kaolin Road between Ewart and Chandler Mill roads in New Garden and Kennett townships from June 23 to June 27.
• From Monday, June 23, through Friday, June 27, Embreeville Road will be closed between Doe Run and Stargazers roads in Newlin and East Marlborough townships for base repair. During the closure, motorists will be directed to use Stargazers Road, Strasburg Road, and Route 82 (Doe Run Road).
• Base repair will also close Bethel Road between Smithbridge Road and Featherbed in Concord Township from June 23 through 27.
• Tree removal will cause the daytime closure of Creek Road between Meetinghouse and Wylie roads in Birmingham Township from June 24 through June 27. During the closure, motorists will be directed to use Route 926, Route 202, and Brinton’s Bridge Road.
• Utility trimming will cause daytime lane closures on Lenape Unionville Road near Haines Mill Road in Pocopson Township through June 30.
• Tree removal work will continue to cause lane closures on several roads in Birmingham, Kennett, and Pennsbury townships through July 2. Streets affected are Brintons Bridge and Creek roads in Birmingham, Pocopson and Parkersville roads in Pocopson, and Spring Mill and Burnt Mill roads in Kennett Township. Tree removal will also cause lane closures on Brintons Bridge Road in Chadds Ford Township through July 2.
• Roads and municipalities affected by tree trimming work include Brintons Bridge and Creek roads in Birmingham Township, Pocopson and Parkersville roads in Pennsbury Township, Creek Road in Birmingham Township, and Spring Mill and Burnt Mill roads in Kennett Township through July 2.
• Overhead utility work will force daytime lane shifts on the Conchester Highway between Featherbed Lane and Foulk Road through July 25. Utility work will also cause daytime lane shifts on Concord Road between Station Road and Overfield Lane, and between Smithbridge and Valleybrook roads. The work will also cause lane shifts on Smithbridge between Valleybrook and Bethel Road.
• Kennett Square is reporting that the Birch Street Reconstruction Project is scheduled to end in the spring of 2026. During this time, Birch Street will experience rolling road closures where one or both lanes of traffic may be closed for a few hundred feet at a time. In general, the road will be open to local traffic, and road closures will be minimized as much as possible. When both lanes of traffic need to be closed for construction activities, access will be available on both sides of Birch Street, from South Broad Street and South Walnut Street.
• Overhead utility construction will cause daytime lane shifts on Route 52 between the Kennett/Oxford Bypass and Old Baltimore Pike and between Baltimore Pike and Cossart Road in Kennett Township through Dec. 31.
• Overhead utility work will also cause daytime lane shifts on Baltimore Pike between the Kennett/Oxford Bypass and Walnut Street in Kennett Township through the end of the year.
• Utility and drainage installation will cause daytime lane closures at the intersection of Routes 202 and 926 in Westtown and Thornbury (Chester County) townships through Nov. 13.
• Utility and drainage installation, along with paving, will cause a daytime lane closure at the intersection of Routes 202 and 926 through Nov. 13.
• Continuing through early November, motorists should expect daytime lane closures in both directions on Route 1 between the Kennett Oxford Bypass and Greenwood Road in Kennett and East Marlborough townships. The closures are to facilitate widening that 1.3-mile stretch of roadway to three lanes in both directions.
• Construction continues to replace Twin Bridges, the South Creek Road bridge over the Brandywine between Chadds Ford and Pennsbury townships. Work is expected to continue through fall 2025. South Creek Road will be closed 1,200 feet south of Bullock Road and 1.1 miles north of Cossart Road. During the closure, motorists are directed to use U.S. 1, Route 52, Center Meeting Road, and Delaware State Route 100 (Montchanin Road). Bicyclists traveling Bike Route L will be directed to use Bullock Road, Ring Road, Ridge Road, and Delaware State roadway Smithbridge Road.
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• Millersville University also recognized two Chadds Ford residents. Elleanor O’Donnell and Christina Konstantopoulos were named to the Dean’s List, with GPAs of 3.5 or better.
