October 9, 2025 – ChaddsFordLive.com

Road Report for Oct. 13 to Oct. 17

PennDOT has announced the following weather-dependent road projects that could affect drivers in the greater Chadds Ford area from Road Report for Oct. 13 to Oct. 17. Motorists are urged to allow extra time traveling through one of the construction zones. Work schedules are subject to change.

• Overhead utility construction will continue causing daytime lane shifts on Route 1 between the Kennett Oxford Bypass and Walnut Street in Kennett Township through the end of the year.

• Tree trimming will cause daytime lane closures on Route 926 between Mill and Byrd roads in East Marlborough Township through Nov. 7.

• Tree trimming will cause daytime lane closures on Unionville-Wawaset Road between N. Wawaset Road and Allerton Road in East Bradford and Pocopson township through Oct. 17.

• Pipe replacement will cause a full closure of Kaolin Road between Marshall Bridge and Round Hill roads from Oct. 15 to Oct. 17.

• PECO has announced that it will be doing utility construction on Wylie Terrace Road in Birmingham Township from Sept. 22 through Dec. 22. The work will cause daytime closures. During the closure, motorists will be directed to use Birmingham Road, New Street, Brintons Bridge Road, and Route 100 (Creek Road).

• Saw cutting for utilities will cause daytime lane closures at Routes 202 and 926 in Westtown Township through Nov. 28.

• Utility construction will cause daytime lane shifts on Conchester Highway at Foulk Road in Concord Township through Nov. 27.

• 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.

• 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.

Road Report for Oct. 13 to Oct. 17 Read More »

Around Town Oct. 9

• The Chrysanthemum Festival is returning to Longwood Gardens on Oct. 24. The artists and horticulturists have stretched their limits by nurturing and training fall’s favorite flower into 66 specialty forms, from baskets to spirals, columns to clouds. New for this year is a behind-the-scenes look with an in-depth exhibit examining the art and science behind the festival, and how the artists achieve this horticulturally rigorous display.

• Delaware County Symphony presents “My Homeland Symphony” concert Sunday, Oct. 19, at 3 p.m. This season’s opening symphony concert invites audiences to explore themes of place and belonging through a compelling musical program. The concert is at Neumann University Meagher Theatre –The Thomas A. Bruder, Jr. Life Center, One Neumann Drive, Aston. Tickets are available here.

Fall Fun by the Fire at Mt. Cuba Center on Oct. 25.

• It’s Fall Fun by the Fire at Mt. Cuba Center on Saturday, Oct. 25, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Explore the beauty of Mt. Cuba Center’s natural lands while you take in the stunning sunset over gently rolling hills. Enjoy hayrides, s’mores at the fire pits, a full bar, dinner options, and lawn games throughout the evening in a festive autumnal atmosphere. Welcome the cooler nights and fall foliage as you relax with your friends and family in this uniquely serene vista overlooking Armstrong Pond. Admission to the Gardens is included with your ticket. Pre-made s’mores kits, food, and beverages will be available for purchase throughout the evening. Tickets, available here, are $25 for adults and $10 for kids 6-17.

Jerrell Gibbs (b. 1988), Double Consciousness, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 72 x 68 1/4 in. Collection of Michael Sherman and Carrie Tivador. © Jerrell Gibbs

• The exhibit Jerrell Gibbs: No Solace in the Shade continues at the Brandywine Museum of Art. This exhibition will survey the first decade of the career of Baltimore artist Jerrell Gibbs (b. 1988). His dynamic, large-scale figurative paintings of family, friends, and community focus on everyday scenes of Black life, transforming them into monumental moments that highlight the universal themes of identity, reflection, and belonging. The exhibit runs through March 1, 2026.