PennDOT has announced the following weather-dependent road projects that could affect drivers in the greater Chadds Ford area from June 22 to June 26. Motorists are urged to allow extra time traveling through one of the construction zones. Work schedules are subject to change.
• Overhead utility work will cause daytime lane shifts on Route 1 between Ways Lane and Fairville Road in Kennett, East Marlborough, and Pennsbury townships through July 10.
• Overhead utility work will also cause daytime lane shifts on Route 52 between Route 1 and Wedgewood Drive in Kennett and Pennsbury townships through July 10. The same work will cause the same shifts on Cypress Street between S. Mill Road and WaysLane in Kennett Square and Kennett Township.
• Utility installation will cause daytime lane closures on W. Miner Street between Wayne Avenue and Potter Alley in West Chester through Sept. 30.
• Vegetation management will cause daytime lane closures on Route 842 between Thouron and Ryan roads in West Marlborough Township through July 2.
• Vegetation management will also cause daytime lane closures on Brinton’s Bridge Road between Birmingham and Creek roads in Birmingham Township through July 11.
• Sidewalk and curb construction will cause daytime lane closures on Creek Road between Route 1 and Upper Bank Drive in Chadds Ford Township through July 20.
• 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. 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
• Intersection reconstruction will cause a full 24/7 closure of Bethel Avenue between Conchester Highway and Cherry Tree Road through late 2026. Detours will be posted.
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.
