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Resurfacing This Week Affects Nine Local Municipalities

Resurfacing This Week Affects Nine Local Municipalities

KING OF PRUSSIA PA – Road resurfacing that continues through Friday (Sept. 22, 2023) may affect traffic flow in portions of western Montgomery and north Chester counties.

Drivers in portions of Pottstown, Lower Pottsgrove, West Pottsgrove, Limerick, Royersford, Phoenixville, Charlestown, East Vincent, and East Whiteland could encounter slowdowns, according to the District 6 office of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation in King of Prussia.

Planned in Montgomery County are lane closures scheduled for:

  • Monday through Friday (Sept. 18-22) overnight from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning, on High Street between Hanover Street and the Berks County line, in Pottstown Borough and West Pottsgrove Township, for sealing operations;
  • Monday through Friday (Sept. 18-22) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and overnight 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning, on Lewis Road between Linfield Trappe Road and Main Street in Royersford and Limerick townships, for milling, paving, and utility adjustments; and
  • Monday through Friday (Sept. 18-22) overnight from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning, on High Street between Pleasant View Road and Roland Street in Pottstown Borough and Lower Pottsgrove Township, for sealing operations.

Planned in Chester County are lane closures for:

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  • Monday through Friday (Sept. 18-22) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and overnight 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning, on Route 29 between U.S. 30 and Phoenixville Pike in East Whiteland and Charlestown townships, for paving and casting adjustments;
  • Monday through Friday (Sept. 18-22) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., on Route 23 between Route 113 and Wheatland Street in Phoenixville Borough, for casting adjustments; and
  • Monday through Friday (Sept. 18-22) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., on Route 724 between Pennhurst Road and Bridge Street in East Vincent Township, for milling and paving.

Drivers are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work areas. All scheduled activities depend on acceptable weather.

The local work is among several resurfacing projects affecting more than 200 miles in the Philadelphia region with a total value of $134 million, PennDOT said. It is milling and repaving existing road surfaces with new asphalt. The process seals the state-owned highways and provides a smoother riding surface.

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