Planebrook Road To Be Closed in East Whiteland Township

The following was provided to Patch:

Planebrook Road will be closed and detoured between Swedesford Road and U.S. Route 30 (Lancaster Avenue) in East Whiteland Township, Chester County, on Thursday (Sept. 18) and possibly Friday (Sept. 19) for overhead bridge construction, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said Tuesday.

The reconstruction of the Route 202 bridge over Planebrook Road is part of the $63.4 million project to widen 2.5 miles of Route 202 between the Route 401 and Route 30 interchanges.

Planebrook Road will be closed and detoured Thursday (Sept. 18) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to allow crews to set 6 concrete beams in place on the overhead Route 202 bridge.

During the road closure, Planebrook Road through traffic will be detoured over Swedesford Road, Church Road and Route 30 (Lancaster Avenue).

If all beams are not set in one day, Planebrook Road will be closed Friday (Sept. 19) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to complete the operation.

The contractor’s schedule is weather dependent.

Allan A. Myers, LP, of Worcester, Montgomery County, is the general contractor on the project to widen Route 202 to six lanes between Route 401 and Route 30. Construction began in April 2013 and is scheduled to finish in 2016.

For more information on the expansion of Route 202 in East Whiteland and Tredyffrin townships, visit www.us202-300.com.