King of Prussia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced today that construction is scheduled to begin on Monday, March 30, on a $63.4 million contract to replace the U.S. 322 (Conchester Highway) bridge over the CSX Railroad and improve a one-mile section of U.S. 322 (Conchester Highway), including the adjacent Bethel Road Interchange in Upper Chichester Township, Delaware County.
Early construction activities in 2026 will focus on extensive work to relocate or replace numerous underground and aerial utility lines, water and sewer mains, fiber optic lines, and related communications facilities within the work area. No Section CSX travel restrictions are planned at this time.
In mid-2026, Stage 1 construction is expected to begin on foundations for the new bridge and improvements to Bethel Road. Roadway and bridge demolition beginning in spring 2027 will impact the westbound side U.S. 322 and the bridge over the CSX railroad tracks. Stage 1 work is expected to take approximately two years to complete.
During construction, U.S. 322 will remain open to a minimum of one lane of traffic in each direction, though there will be additional off-peak restrictions and detours during various stages of the anticipated five years of construction to finish the entire project.
The Section CSX contract also includes reconstructing and widening of approximately one mile of U.S. 322 to improve vertical clearance over Bethel Road and the CSX tracks; reconfiguring the Bethel Road Interchange to improve safety and access for large vehicles; and performing slight adjustments to the U.S. 322/Interstate 95 ramps to support future interchange reconstruction.
J.D. Eckman, Inc., of Atglen, PA is the general contractor on the project, which is financed with 100 percent federal funds.
Section CSX is the third of four construction contracts under PennDOT’s U.S. 322 Improvement Project to improve travel and safety on a 6.7-mile section of the highway in Concord, Bethel, and Upper Chichester townships.
Section 103 began in late 2024 and will reconstruct and widen U.S. 322 from Bethel Avenue to Route 452 (Market Street).
Section 101 widening and intersection improvements were completed in 2020 between U.S. 1 (Baltimore Pike) and Clayton Park Drive.
Section 102 construction is anticipated to start in late 2028 and will wrap-up PennDOT’s improvements to U.S. 322 between U.S. 1 (Baltimore Pike) and the CSX Bridge and Bethel Road.
For more information on this project and PennDOT’s U.S. 322 Improvement Program in Delaware County, visit www.us322conchester.com.
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