Resurfacing work with flaggers on seven state-owned highways in Lower Salford Township starts later this month. Then on U.S. Route 202 in Montgomery County, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) said, expect traffic delays May 20-24 involving a $55.2 million project there.
Contractors Will Resurface 7 State Roads in Lower Salford
LOWER SALFORD PA – Pennsylvania’s Department of Transportation intends to resurface portions of seven state-owned highways within Lower Salford Township starting in May and continuing through the summer, the township website reported Tuesday (May 14, 2024).
Scheduled by PennDOT to receive chip-and-seal resurfacing during this month are:
- Kinsey Road, from Route 133 to Upper Mainland;
- Upper Mainland Road, from Kinsey to Quarry; and
- Quarry Road, from Upper Mainland to Old Forty Foot.
Then later in the summer, the township said, PennDOT will perform similar resurfacing on:
- Ruth Road, from Main Street to Clemens;
- Clemens Road, from Ruth to Yoder;
- Yoder Road, from Clemens to Fretz; and
- Fretz Road, from Yoder to Wambold.
The township urged drivers to “be on the lookout for ‘Road Work’ signage and flaggers” at these locations. Residents with “any concerns regarding this program, it added, should “reach out directly to PennDOT Maintenance at 610-205-6800.
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U.S. 202 Night Milling and Paving Planned Next Week
KING OF PRUSSIA PA – Travelers next week on U.S. Route 202 may encounter night-time milling and paving operations being conducted on behalf of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to improve, widen and reconstruct about 1.8 miles of the highway, the department’s District 6 office in King of Prussia said.
The work will require a lane closure with intermittent traffic stoppages Monday through Friday (May 20-24, 2024) overnights from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. the following morning on both northbound and southbound 202, between Johnson Highway and Township Line Road, across portions of Norristown Borough, and East Norriton and Whitpain townships.
Drivers are advised to allow more time for travel through the work area. PennDOT indicated backups and slowdowns may occur. All scheduled activities depend on acceptable weather.
The work is part of a $55.2 million project by PennDOT’s contractor to:
- Reconstruct and widen 202 from the existing two lanes to two lanes northbound and one lane southbound, and a center turn lane from Johnson Highway to Township Line Road;
- Install five-foot bicycle lanes in both directions along the entire project area;
- Build new sidewalks at various locations;
- Reconstruct one bridge and one box culvert;
- Construct two sound walls and retaining walls;
- Install new signals, signing, and pavement markings;
- Perform drainage improvements; and
- Integrate intelligent transportation systems to improve traffic flow.
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