PennDOT has announced the following road projects, which are weather-dependent and could affect residents in the greater Chadds Ford area during the week of April 6-April 12. Motorists are urged to allow extra time if they are traveling through one of the construction zones. Work schedules are subject to change.
• PennDOT has announced that Brandywine Creek Road is scheduled to close in both directions between Green Valley Road and Powell Road on Monday, April 15 for the start of work to stabilize, restore and improve flood-damaged sections of the highway in Newlin Township. Brandywine Creek Road has been closed to westbound traffic since March 2017 due to the instability of slope areas along the highway located near the West Branch of Brandywine Creek. During construction, westbound and eastbound motorists will use Route 162 (Embreeville Road/Telegraph Road) and Strasburg Road to access Brandywine Creek Road. The closure will be in place through the end of construction scheduled in summer 2020.
• Barrier installation continues to cause indefinite lane closures on Brandywine Creek Road, between Green Valley and Powell roads, in Newlin Township.
• Power line replacement will cause lane closures on Pocopson Road at Parkerville Road in Pennsbury Township through June 1.
• Lane restrictions with flagging are scheduled on Newark Road— between Daniel Drive and Maple Lane in New Garden Township — through Friday, April 13, for tree clearing operations related to a project to improve traffic flow and safety at the intersection of Newark Road and Hillendale Road. Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work zone because slowdowns will occur during construction.
• Motorists will encounter periodic lane closures on Route 1, between Greenwood and Lenape roads in Kennett Township — near Longwood Gardens — for overhead bridge repairs through the end of May.
• Utility work will cause lane closures and detours on Gay Street— between High and Church streets in West Chester — through April 26.
• Roadwork continues on the Conchester Highway. Merion Drive — between Marlborough Lane and the Conchester in Concord Township — will be closed through May 31 to allow crews to complete widening on the eastbound side of the Conchester Highway. During the closure, motorists will be detoured on Marlborough Lane, Cambridge Drive and Conchester Highway. Residents will continue to have access to properties on Merion Drive up to the intersection.
• Reconstruction on the Conchester Highway continues to have Merion Drive— between Marlborough Lane and Cambridge Drive — closed and detoured through April 30.
• Road reconstruction will close Spring Valley Road— between Conchester Highway and Concord Road — in Concord Township through April 30, 2020. Detours will be posted.
• Lane restrictions on the Conchester Highway, between Routes 1 and Clayton Park Drive will continue through Oct. 20, 2020 for reconstruction and widening.
• The Route 82 — Creek Road— bridge in Kennett Township remains closed indefinitely. Construction to replace the bridge is expected to begin Monday, March 18.
