PennDOT has announced the following weather-dependent road projects that could affect drivers in the greater Chadds Ford area from Jan. 5 to Jan. 9. Motorists are urged to allow extra time traveling through one of the construction zones. Work schedules are subject to change.
• Tree removal will cause road closures on Newark Road between Route 842 and Street Road in West Marlborough Township from Jan. 19 to Jan. 23. During the closure, motorists will be directed to use Route 842 (Upland Road/Clonmell Upland Road), Route 841 (Chatham Road), and Route 926 (Street Road).
• Road reconstruction will continue to cause lane shifts on Conchester Highway between Chelsea parkway and Cherry Tree Road in Upper Chichester through Oct. 15.
• Meter relocation will cause daytime lane closures on Price Street in West Chesterthrough Jan. 5.
• Roadway construction will cause daytime lane closures on Route 1 between the Kennett Oxford Bypass and Webb Barn Lane in East Marlborough and Kennett townships through April 24, 2026.
• Overhead utility construction will continue, causing daytime lane shifts on Route 1 between the Kennett Oxford Bypass and Walnut Street in Kennett Township.
• 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.
• Overhead utility work will continue to cause daytime lane shifts on Baltimore Pike between the Kennett/Oxford Bypass and Walnut Street in Kennett Township.
• Continuing, motorists should expect daytime lane closures in both directions on Route 1 between the Kennett Oxford Bypass and Greenwood Road in Kennett and East Marlborough townships. The closures are to facilitate widening that 1.3-mile stretch of roadway to three lanes in both directions.
