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    PennDOT to Begin Route 73 (Skippack Pike) Safety Improvement Project in Whitpain, Whitemarsh Townships

    March 22, 2023
    King of Prussia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that construction will begin next week on a project to improve travel and safety along the Route 73 (Skippack Pike) corridor in Whitpain and Whitemarsh townships, Montgomery County. 

    Under this improvement project, PennDOT’s contractor will replace existing and install new traffic signals, signal supports, related equipment, and signage; construct new ADA curb ramps; and restore pavement markings on Route 73 (Skippack Pike) intersections with Wentz Road/Parkwood Road, Cathcart Road, Union Meeting Road, Penllyn Blue Bell Pike, Walton Road, Lewis Lane, Narcissa Road/Prophecy Creek Park and Butler Pike. 

    Construction to improve these intersections will require periodic lane restrictions to complete trench work and install new traffic signal supports. 

    Beginning Monday, March 27, through Friday, April 7, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, a weekday lane closure is scheduled on Route 73 (Skippack Pike) in both directions between Wentz Road and Butler Pike. 

    Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work area because backups and delays will occur. All scheduled activities are weather dependent.

    Armour & Sons Electric, Inc., of Langhorne, Bucks County, is the general contractor on the $847,000 project, which is financed with 100% federal funds. Construction on the project is expected to finish in fall 2024. 

    Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, 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 1,000 traffic cameras. 

    For a complete list of construction projects impacting state-owned highways in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties, visit the District 6 Traffic Bulletin.

    Information about infrastructure in District 6, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D6Results. Find PennDOT's planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov. 

    Subscribe to PennDOT District 6 news and traffic alerts at www.penndot.pa.gov/District6.

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    Contact: Krys Johnson, krysjohnso@pa.gov

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