PennDOT has announced the following weather-dependent road projects that could affect drivers in the greater Chadds Ford area from May 4 to May 8. Motorists are urged to allow extra time traveling through one of the construction zones. Work schedules are subject to change.
• PennDOT has announced a major project involving the intersection of Routes 1 and 202 in Concord and Chadds Ford townships to begin this coming September, with a proposed end date of September 2028. The project involves pavement widening and signal improvements to accommodate an additional northbound U.S. 1 lane traveling through the intersection with U.S. 202, and a double left-turn lane for northbound Route 202 to southbound Route 1. Other improvements include dedicated left-turn lanes from Brandywine Drive and State Farm Drive to Route 202; signal improvements; sidewalks, and pedestrian crossing at the 202/State Farm Drive/Brandywine Drive intersection; and signal improvements and pedestrian crossing at the Route 1 and Applied Bank Boulevard/State Farm Drive intersection.
• Traffic signal construction will continue to cause daytime lane closures through the intersection of Routes 202 and 926 from May 4 through May 8 in Westtown and Thornbury townships.
• Pipe replacement will close Garnet Mine Road for 24 hours with detours between Larkin Road and Foulk Road in Bethel and Upper Chichester townships from Monday, May 11, through Friday, May 15.
• Vegetation management will cause daytime lane shifts on Brandywine Drive between Route 162 and Chestnut Hollow Lane in Newlin Township through May 30.
• Vegetation management will also cause daytime lane shifts on Green Valley Road between Brandywine Creek and Powell roads in Newlin Township through May 30.
• Trench restoration, mill and overlay will cause daytime lane closures on Naamans Creek Road between Route 202 and Shavertown Road in Concord Township from April 27 through May 8.
• Overhead utility work will cause daytime lane shifts on Cypress Street between 660 E. Cypress and Ways Lane in Kennett Township through June 6.
• Overhead utility work will also cause daytime lane shifts on Route 1 between Ways Lane and Fairville Road in Kennett, Pennsbury, and East Marlborough townships, and on Route 52 between E. Baltimore Pike and Wedgewood Drive in Kennett and Pennsbury townships through June 10.
• Roadway reconstruction will cause lane shifts on the Conchester Highway between Chelsea Parkway and Cherry Tree Road in Upper Chichester from July 21 through October 15.
• Roadway construction will continue next week on Route 1 between the Kennett Oxford Bypass and Greenwood Road in Kennett and East Marlborough townships. From Friday, April 17, through Friday, July 31, motorists should expect daytime lane closures in both direction as crews will mill and overlay Route 1; construct a third travel lane on certain sections of the road in each direction and use existing shoulders and right turn lanes to create a third lane for the rest of the corridor; build sidewalks along the north side of Route 1 from Schoolhouse Road to the Longwood Village Shopping Center entrance; eliminate the left turn movement from Orchard Avenue onto Route 1; install two new Dynamic Message Signs; and upgrade five signalized intersections
• Vegetation management will cause daytime lane closures on Route 82 between Route 842 and Route 926 in East Marlborough Township through April 30.
• Overhead utility work will cause daytime lane shifts on Cypress Street between E. Cypress Street and Ways Lane in Kennett Township, Route 1 between Ways Lane and Fairville Road in Kennett, Pennsbury, and East Marlborough townships, and on Route 52 between E. Baltimore Pike and Wedgewood Drive in Kennett and Pennsbury townships through June 10.
• Utility construction will cause daytime detours on Route 926 between Concord and Northgate roads in Westtown Township through May 9. During the closure, passenger vehicles will be directed to use Concord Road, Oakbourne Road, and Shiloh Road. Trucks will be directed to use Route 202, Route 3, and Route 352.
• Utility installation will cause daytime lane closures on E. Marshall Street at its intersection with N. High Street in West Chester through May 8.
• Intersection reconstruction will cause a full 24/7 closure of Bethel Avenue between Conchester Highway and Cherry Tree Road through late 2026. Detours to be posted.
• 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.
About Rich Schwartzman
Rich Schwartzman has been reporting on events in the greater Chadds Ford area since September 2001 when he became the founding editor of The Chadds Ford Post. In April 2009 he became managing editor of ChaddsFordLive. He is also an award-winning photographer.
