PennDOT Announces Route 202 Work for June 16 to 21

Editor's note: The following information comes from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation:

Route 202 Night Work Scheduled in Chester County for Expansion Project

Northbound Off-Ramp to Route 29 South Closes Next Weekend for Six Weeks

King of Prussia – U.S. Route 202 motorists in Chester County will encounter nighttime travel restrictions for construction between Route 29 and U.S. Route 30 in Tredyffrin and East Whiteland townships, respectively, next week, including the closure of the northbound off-ramp to Route 29 south, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced today.

This work is part of two PennDOT projects to improve travel and reduce congestion on Route 202 by rebuilding and expanding the highway to six lanes between the Swedesford Road and Route 30 interchanges. The combined construction value of the projects is $168.7 million.

The contractor’s schedule is:

• On Sunday through Thursday (June 16-20), Route 202 north will be reduced to one lane between Route 30 and Route 401 from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. for bridge construction.
• On Sunday through Wednesday (June 16-19), Route 202 south will be reduced to one lane between the Mill Lane overpass, located north of Route 401, and the Church Road overpass, located south of Route 401, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.  for construction at the Route 401 interchange;
• On Tuesday (June 18), the Matthews Road on-ramp to Route 202 north at the Route 29 Interchange will be closed from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Wednesday (June 19) for paving; and
• On Friday (June 21), Route 202 north will be reduced to one lane at the Route 29 Interchange from 10 p.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday (June 22) for activities related to closing the northbound off-ramp to Route 29 south (Morehall Road). The off-ramp will be closed at 10 p.m. Friday for approximately six weeks for mainline paving on Route 202 and retaining wall construction.

Lane closures also will be in place on Route 401 between Moores Road and Mill Lane in East Whiteland Township on Monday through Friday (June 17-21), from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. for road and bridge construction.

Nighttime work on Route 401 also will alternately close the northbound or southbound on-ramps to Route 202 Monday through Friday (June 17-21) from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning.

Detour routes for ramp closures at the Route 29 and Route 401 interchanges are:

• Matthews Road on-ramp to Route 202 north: Traffic will be detoured south on Matthews Road, right on Route 29 (Morehall Road) north and left on Swedesford Road to the on-ramp to Route 202 north;
• Route 202 North off-ramp to Route 29 south (Morehall Road): Traffic will be detoured to the off-ramp to Matthews Road, then right on Matthews Road to Route 29 (Morehall Road);
• Route 401 on-ramp to Route 202 south: Traffic will be detoured north on Route 202 to the off-ramp to Matthews Road at the Route 29 Interchange, then right on Matthews Road, right on Route 29 (Morehall Road) and right on Swedesford Road to the ramp to Route 202 south; and
• Route 401 on-ramp to Route 202 north: Traffic will be detoured south on Route 202 south to the Route 30/Business off-ramp, then left on Route 30 (Lancaster Avenue) and right at the ramp to Route 202 north.

All scheduled activities are weather dependent.

Crews are widening Route 202 from north of the Route 401 Interchange to just south of the Swedesford Road Interchange as part of a $105.4 contract. Richard E. Pierson Construction Company, Inc. of Woodstown, N.J. is the general contractor. The project is expected to finish in mid-2014.

Work at the Route 401 Interchange and widening and reconstruction on Route 202 from north of Route 401 to Route 30 began in March 2013 and will finish in 2016. Alan A. Myers, LP of Worcester, Montgomery County, is the general contractor on the $63.3 million contract.

For more information on the Route 202 expansion project, visit www.us202-300.com.

PennDOT reminds motorists they can log on to www.511pa.com or call 511 from any phone to check traffic conditions on Route 202 and other major highways before heading out.

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