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    Resurfacing Operations Scheduled Next Week on Several State Highways in Philadelphia Region

    May 03, 2024

    King of Prussia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that resurfacing operations are scheduled on several state highways in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties under multiple ongoing projects to repair and pave more than 200 miles of state highway across the Philadelphia region.

    Motorists are advised of the following travel restrictions:

    Bucks County

    • Monday, May 6, through Friday, May 17, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, a lane closure is scheduled on Butler Avenue between County Line Road and New Britain Road in New Britain and Doylestown townships and Chalfont Borough for paving.
    • Wednesday, May 8, through Thursday, May 23, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, weekday periodic lane closures are scheduled on Worthington Mill Road between Route 232 (Second Street Pike) and Swamp Road in Wrightstown & Northampton Townships for milling and paving.
    • Wednesday, May 8, through Thursday, May 23, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM to 6:00 AM the following morning, a weekday lane closure with flagging is scheduled on Route 232 (2nd Street Pike) between Bustleton Pike and Swamp Road in Wrightstown and Northampton townships for milling and paving.

    Chester County

    • Sunday, May 5, through Thursday, May 9, from 7:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning, a lane closure is scheduled on Route 796 (Jennersville Road) between Route 896 (Newark Road) and Route 41 (Gap Newport Pike) in New London, Penn, and Londonderry townships for milling and paving.

    Delaware County

    • Sunday, May 5, through Thursday, May 9, from 7:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning, a lane closure is scheduled on Calcon Hook Road between Hook Road and U.S. 13 (Chester Pike) in Sharon Hill Borough and Darby Township for milling and paving.
    • Sunday, May 5, through Thursday, May 9, from 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM the following morning, a lane closure is scheduled on Thompson Avenue between Baltimore Pike and Route 320 (Sproul Road) in Springfield Township for milling and paving.
    • Sunday, May 5, through Thursday, May 9, from 7:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning, a lane closure is scheduled on Hook Road between the Delaware County line and Calcon Hook Road in Darby Township for milling and paving.
    • Sunday, May 5, through Thursday, May 9, from 7:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning, a lane closure is scheduled on South Avenue between U.S. 13 (Chester Pike) and Franklin Avenue in Glenolden Borough and Ridley Township for milling and paving.

    Montgomery County

    • Sunday, May 5, through Friday, May 10, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning, a lane closure is scheduled on Joshua Road/Lafayette Avenue between Cedar Grove Road and Morris Road in Whitemarsh Township for milling and paving.
    • Sunday, May 5, through Friday, May 10, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning, a lane closure is scheduled on Stenton Avenue/Penllyn Blue Bell Pike between the Norfolk Southern railroad bridge and Route 73 (Skippack Pike) in Whitpain and Whitemarsh townships for milling and paving.
    • Sunday, May 5, through Friday, May 10, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM the following morning, a lane closure is scheduled in both directions on Bethlehem Pike between Valley Green Road and Route 73 (Church Road) in Whitemarsh Township for milling and paving.
    • Monday, May 6, through Friday, May 10, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, a lane closure is scheduled on Barren Hill Road between Ridge Pike and Hector Road in Whitemarsh Township for milling and paving.
    • Monday, May 6, through Friday, May 10, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, a lane closure is scheduled on Upper Ridge Road between Route 29 (Gravel Pike) and the Bucks County line in Green Lane Borough and Marlborough Township for tar sealing.
    • Monday, May 6, through Friday, May 10, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, a lane closure is scheduled at the Bala Avenue and U.S. 1 (City Avenue) Intersection in Lower Merion Township for utility adjustment.

    Philadelphia

    • Monday, May 6, through Friday, May 10, from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, a lane closure is scheduled on Walnut Street between 33rd Street and 63rd Street (Cobbs Creek Parkway) for line striping.
    • Monday, May 6, through Friday, May 10, from 7:00 PM to 6:00 AM the following morning, a lane closure is scheduled on Aramingo Avenue between York Street and Wheatsheaf Lane for line striping.
    • Monday, May 6, through Friday, May 10, from 7:00 PM to 6:00 AM the following morning, a lane closure is scheduled on Castor Avenue between U.S. 1 (Roosevelt Boulevard) and Richmond Street for line striping.
    • Monday, May 6, through Friday, May 10, from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, a lane closure is scheduled on Allegheny Avenue between Ridge Avenue and Kensington Avenue for speed hump installation.

    Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work areas because slowdowns 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 1,000 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.

    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.

    Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District6.

    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. 

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    MEDIA CONTACT: Robyn Briggs, robbriggs@pa.gov

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