King of Prussia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that fiber optic installations will occur next week on Route 73 (Skippack Pike) under a project to improve the safety of intersections along the Route 73 (Skippack Pike) corridor in Whitpain and Whitemarsh townships, Montgomery County.
Motorists are advised of the following travel restriction:
- Monday, March 13, through Friday, March 24, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, a weekday lane closure is scheduled on Route 73 (Skippack Pike) in both direction between Wentz Road and Butler Pike in Whitpain Township.
Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work area backups and delays will occur. All scheduled activities are weather dependent.
Under this $847,074 safety improvement project, PennDOT's contractor will improve several intersections by replacing and installing new traffic signals, signal supports and related equipment; replacing signage; constructing ADA curb ramps; and restoring pavement markings.
The Route 73 (Skippack Pike) intersections included in this project are at 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.
Armour & Sons Electric, Inc., of Langhorne, PA, is the general contractor on this project, which is financed with 100% federal funds. Work on the entire 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.
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Contact: Brad Rudolph, bradrudolph@pa.gov
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