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 Nov. 14 through Nov. 21. Motorists are urged to allow extra time if they are traveling through one of the construction zones.
Route 162 in Newlin and West Bradford townships between Brandywine Creek Drive and Strasburg Road will be subject to lane restrictions for base repair. The work will be done on Monday, Nov. 16 through Wednesday, Nov. 18, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Burnt Mill Road in Kennett Township remains closed and detoured indefinitely between Norway and Spring Mill roads while advance work continues on repairs to the Burnt Mill Bridge, which was closed on April 24, 2014.
The Birmingham Road bridge in Birmingham Township is also closed indefinitely to repair structural damage. Posted detours will be in effect between Lambourne Road and Stoney Run Drive.
East Penn Railroad will close Route 52 in Kennett Township between Burrows Run Road and Pond View Drive from 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 13, through Monday, Nov. 16, at 5 a.m. for a railroad crossing replacement. Detours will be posted.
The road-widening project continues on Route 100 in Uwchlan and West Whiteland townships. Lane closures will be in effect between Swedesford Road and Route 113 from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. from Sunday, Nov. 8, through Friday, Nov. 13.
Work is also continuing on the project to widen Route 202, which is scheduled for completion in August 2016. Motorists will experience traffic pattern shifts and lane closures in both directions in East Whiteland Township between the Routes 30 and 401 interchanges.
If you want to report potholes and other roadway maintenance concerns on state roads, call 610-566-0972 in Delaware County or 484-340-3200 in Chester County, or visit www.dot.state.pa.us and click on “submit feedback.”
