Construction On US 202 Bridge In East Whiteland Complete

EAST WHITELAND, PA — PennDOT announced the completion of the final phase of the U.S. 202 Section 300 improvement project, which included the rehabilitation of two U.S. 202 bridges over Amtrak rail lines in West Whiteland and East Whiteland townships.

PennDOT recently completed work that began in early 2017 to rehabilitate northbound and southbound U.S. 202 bridges over Amtrak and repave several ramps connecting U.S. 202 with the U.S. 30/Exton Bypass under the $30.1 million Section 3RR contract.

Under this project, PennDOT’s contractor repaired the six-span twin structures by upgrading the support piers; replaced the bridge decks and walls; constructed a retaining wall to stabilize the embankment under the bridges; rehabilitated existing concrete pavement north of the bridges; and installed new Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) equipment.

In addition to rehabilitating the two U.S. 202 bridges, the project included restoring U.S. 202 pavement near the U.S. 30 Interchange; rehabilitating the bridge carrying Morstein Road over U.S. 202 in East Goshen Township; and installing new highway signs and Dynamic Message System (DMS) structures on U.S. 202 and U.S. 30 in Chester County and Montgomery County.

With work on the project substantially completed, post-construction “punch list” items that are temperature-sensitive will be completed on the undersides of the bridges next spring. These operations are expected to have no impact on traffic.