King of Prussia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that construction will begin on Monday, September 9, on a $2.9 million project to improve traffic flow and reduce crashes at the U.S. 202 (Wilmington Pike) and Route 926 (Street Road) Intersection in Thornbury and Westtown townships, Chester County.
Under this contract, PennDOT's contractor will install a new southbound right-turn deceleration lane on U.S. 202 (Wilmington Pike) at the Route 926 (Street Road) Intersection. An additional eastbound left-turn lane will be installed on Route 926 (Street Road), creating a double left-turn configuration along the eastbound approach to the intersection with U.S. 202 (Wilmington Pike).
Other safety improvements include upgrading signalization and ADA curb ramps, as well as milling and paving operations.
Beginning, Monday, September 9, through Friday, September 13, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, lane closures are scheduled at the following locations for tree removal:
Drivers are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work area because backups and delays will occur. All scheduled activities are weather dependent.
The project will also follow special provisions to monitor the impact on The Westtown Inn, which is in the northwest quadrant of the intersection. The Inn was determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in September 2015.
For more information, please visit the U.S. 202 (Wilmington Pike) and Route 926 (Street Road) Intersection project webpage.
Road-Con, Inc. of West Chester, Chester County, is the general contractor on this project, which is financed with 80 percent federal and 20 percent state funds.
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.
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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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