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. 21 through Nov. 28. Motorists are urged to allow extra time if they are traveling through one of the construction zones.
Route 162 in Newlin Township between Brandywine Creek Drive and Route 82 will be subject to lane restrictions for road widening from 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 24. A section between Brandywine Creek Drive and Stargazers Road will be closed and detoured from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 23
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.
Drivers on the Route 322 Bypass in West Goshen and East Bradford townships will experience lane restrictions for patching on Monday, Nov. 23, and Tuesday, Nov. 24. The work will be done between Routes 322 and 202 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Price Street in West Chester Borough will be subject to lane closures for utility installation that will begin on Tuesday, Dec. 1, and continue through Tuesday, Dec. 8. The work between Brandywine Street and South Wayne Avenue will be done from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 23, and Tuesday, Nov. 24.
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.”
