Road Work Set for Route 100 This Week

The following was provided to Patch by PennDOT:

Lane closures are scheduled this week on Route 100 (Pottstown Pike) between Shoen Road and Route 113 (Uwchlan Avenue) in West Whiteland and Uwchlan townships, Chester County, for median construction, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said.

This work is part of the $17.4 million project to expand Route 100 (Pottstown Pike) from two lanes to three lanes in each direction by widening northbound Route 100 from Shoen Road to just south of Route 113 (Uwchlan Avenue) and widening southbound Route 100 (Pottstown Pike) from just south of Route 113 (Uwchlan Avenue) to Swedesford Road/Waterloo Road.

Northbound travel on Route 100 will be reduced from two lanes to one Monday through Friday (July 28-Aug. 1) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. A southbound travel lane may also be closed during this time when crews mill and resurface the median.

In addition, lane closures may be in effect Wednesday through Friday (July 30-Aug. 1) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Ship Road, Worthington Road and Gordon Drive where each street intersects Route 100 (Pottstown Pike) for line painting operations.

Motorists are advised to allow additional time for travel on Route 100 (Pottstown Pike) during the operations because slowdowns will occur. The contractor’s schedule is dependent on the weather.

Allan A. Myers, LP of Worcester, Montgomery County, is the general contractor on the $17,386,617 contract, which is financed with 80 percent federal and 20 percent state funds. The widening project is scheduled to finish in February 2016.

Motorists can check conditions on Route 100 (Pottstown Pike) and other 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 700 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.

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