PennDOT has announced the following weather-dependent road projects that could affect drivers in the greater Chadds Ford area from April 20 to April 24. Motorists are urged to allow extra time traveling through one of the construction zones. Work schedules are subject to change.
• Traffic signal construction is scheduled next week at the intersection of Routes 202 and 926 in Westtown Township. The construction, from April 20 through Friday, April 24, will cause daytime lane closures with flagging. Drivers are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work area because backups and delays will occur.
• 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
• Road resurfacing will cause daytime lane closures at the intersection of Routes 202 and 926 in Westtown Township from Tuesday, April 14, through Friday, April 24, for drainage, signage, milling, and paving.
• 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.
• Vegetation management will cause weekday lane closures on Red Lion Road between Marlboro and Lenape Unionville roads in Pocopson Township through May 1.
• Drivers should expect daytime lane closures on Route 1 between Creek and Ring Roads in Chadds Ford Township through April 30 for ADA ramp and sidewalk installation.
• ADA ramp and sidewalk installation will also cause daytime lane closures on Creek Road between Route 1 and Upper Bank Drive in Chadds Ford Township through April 30.
• Utility construction will cause daytime detours on Route 926 between Concord and Northgate roads in Westtown Township from April 5 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.
