King of Prussia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that resurfacing operations are planned next week on several state highways in Chester, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties, under multiple ongoing contracts to repair, resurface, and improve more than 240 miles of state highways across the five-county region.
Motorists are advised of the following travel restrictions:
Chester County
- Monday, May 18, through Friday, May 22, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, a lane closure will be in place on Route 23 (Schuylkill Road) between Ott’s Lane and Crossover Boulevard in East Pikeland Township for paving.
Montgomery County
- Monday, May 18, through Friday, May 22, from 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning, a lane closure with flagging will be in place on Business U.S. 202 (Doylestown Road) between Route 463 (Horsham Road) and County Line Road in Montgomery Township for paving.
- Wednesday, May 20, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, a lane closure with flagging will be in place on Route 23 (Valley Forge Road) between Washington Memorial Chapel and Inner Line Drive.
Philadelphia County
- Monday, May 18, through Thursday, May 21, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, a lane closure will be in place on Cecil B. Moore Avenue between 10th Street and Ridge Avenue for prep work.
- Monday, May 18, through Thursday, May 21, from 7:00 PM to 6:00 AM the following morning, a lane closure will be in place on Holme Avenue between Roosevelt Boulevard and Academy Road for paving.
- Monday, May 18, through Friday, May 22, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, a lane closure will be in place on Holme Avenue between Roosevelt Boulevard and Academy Road for line striping.
- Monday, May 18, through Friday, May 22, from 7:00 PM to 6:00 AM the following morning, a lane closure will be in place on Holme Avenue between Roosevelt Boulevard and Academy Road for line striping.
- Monday, May 18, through Friday, May 22, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, a lane closure will be in place on sections of Rhawn Street between Oxford Avenue and State Road for line striping.
- Monday, May 18, through Friday, May 22, from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM the following morning, a lane closure will be in place on sections of Rhawn Street between Oxford Avenue and State Road for line striping.
- Thursday, May 21, from 7:00 PM to 6:00 AM the following morning, a lane closure will be in place on Robbins Street between Frankford Avenue and State Road for paving.
Drivers are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work areas because backups and delays will occur. All scheduled activities are weather dependent.
Under these resurfacing and improvement projects, PennDOT’s contractors are repairing, milling, and repaving state highways with new asphalt pavement that will seal roadways and provide motorists with a safer and smoother riding surface.
Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,200 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional X alerts.
Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.pa.gov/DOTprojects. Subscribe to PennDOT news and find transportation results in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District6.
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MEDIA CONTACT: Helen Reinbrecht, hreinbrech@pa.gov
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