Roadwork for week of Nov. 17

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has announced the following road projects, which are weather-dependent and could affect residents in the greater Chadds Ford area from Nov. 16 through Nov. 23. PennDOT recommends that motorists allow extra time if they are traveling through one of the construction zones.

Route 1 in both directions in Pennsbury Township between Route 52 and the Delaware County line will require lane closures from Monday, Nov. 17, through Friday, Nov. 21. Sweeping of the road’s island and shoulder is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Route 202 North in West Goshen Township at will be reduced to one lane at the Paoli Pike interchange from 10 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17, to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, for ongoing work to repair the structurally deficient Fern Hill Road Bridge over Route 202, which was struck and damaged by an oversized truck last November. Fern Hill Road in West Goshen Township will be closed and detoured between Old Fern Hill Road and Five Points Road through Dec. 20 for bridge rehabilitation. Detours are posted.

Work continues on the roundabout project in Pocopson Township.
Work continues on the roundabout project in Pocopson Township.

Route 202 South in West Whiteland Township is scheduled for a bridge inspection on Monday, Nov. 17. The right lane will be closed from Route 401 to Boot Road from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. During the same time frame, bridge inspection of the northbound highway will require intermittent lane closures between Boot Road and Rt. 30.

Milling and paving work will require lane closures on Valley Creek Road between Doe Run Station and Rokeby Roads in West Marlborough Township. The work will be done from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 18.

Cable guide rail installation will continue to require shoulder closure between Newark Road and East Baltimore Pike on Route 1 in both directions in New Garden and Kennett Townships. The work will be done from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Friday, Dec. 19.

The roundabout project continues on Wawaset Road in Pocopson Township. Wawaset is scheduled to be closed until Dec. 31 between Lenape-Unionville and Corinne Roads; detours are posted. Detours are also posted on Route 52, which will also be closed through Dec. 31 between Pocopson and Locust Grove Roads in Pocopson Township for roundabout reconstruction.

Burnt Mill Road in Kennett Township is closed and detoured between Norway and Spring Mill Roads indefinitely while crews prepare for repairs to a bridge that collapsed on April 24.

Island installation will cause lane restrictions on Kaolin Road at Ewart and Limestone Roads in New Garden Township. The work will be done from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. from Monday, Nov. 24, through Friday, Dec. 12.

Utility installation will cause lane closures on Marshall Street between High Street and Montgomery Avenue in West Chester Borough through Dec. 6; a detour is posted. The work will be done from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lane restrictions will be necessary on North High Street at Marshall Street from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Saturday, Nov. 15.

Overnight lane closures will be in place over the next week on Route 202 in both directions between the Chesterbrook and Route 401 interchanges in Tredyffrin and East Whiteland Townships, to complete miscellaneous items on the newly opened six-lane section of the highway. Lane closures will be in place on from 10 p.m., Friday, Nov. 14, to 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 15; on Monday, Nov. 17, through Thursday, Nov. 20, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.; and from 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22.

Weekday lane closures are scheduled on southbound Route 100 between Route 113 and Shoen Road in Uwchlan and West Whiteland Townships, for the relocation of construction barriers, part of a $17.4 million widening project. Weather permitting, southbound Route 100 will be reduced from two lanes to one Monday, Nov. 17, through Friday, Nov. 21 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

One lane will remain closed on Interstate 95 North at the Commodore Barry Bridge for construction through July 14, 2015.

If you want to report potholes and other roadway maintenance concerns on state roads, call 1-800-FIX ROAD.

 

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