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    Roadway Reconstruction to Close Swedesford Road in Lower, Upper Gwynedd Townships

    April 25, 2023

    King of Prussia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that Swedesford Road will be closed and detoured approaching U.S. 202 (Dekalb Pike) beginning Wednesday, May 3, for roadway reconstruction under a project to widen and improve nearly three miles of U.S. 202 from south of Morris Road to Hancock Road in Whitpain and Lower Gwynedd townships, Montgomery County.

    Motorists are advised of the following travel restriction:

    Motorists are advised to allow more time for travel near the work area because backups and slowdowns will occur. All scheduled activities are weather dependent.

    Under this U.S. 202 project (Section 65S), PennDOT's contractor will perform the following roadway and bridge improvements:

    • Reconstruct and widen U.S. 202 from two lanes to five lanes with a center turn lane from Morris Road to Grasshopper Lane and from Schoolhouse Lane to Swedesford Road;
    • Widen U.S. 202 from two lanes to four lanes with a mountable median curb from the Wissahickon Creek crossing to south of Schoolhouse Lane;
    • Install five-foot bicycle lanes in both directions in the five-lane sections;
    • Reconstruct the bridge over the Wissahickon Creek;
    • Construct two sound walls and three retaining walls;
    • Install new signals, signing and pavement markings;
    • Perform drainage improvements;
    • Integrate Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) to improve traffic flow;
    • Reconstruct a wetland channel adjacent to Wissahickon Creek; and
    • Reconstruct a stone wall adjacent to the Gwynedd Friends Meetinghouse property.

    James D. Morrissey, Inc. of Philadelphia is the general contractor on the Section 65S project, which is financed with 80% federal and 20% state funds.

    Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway 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: Brad Rudolph, bradrudolph@pa.gov

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