Route 202 Widening Nears Completion

Travelers along Route 202 in Chester County will hopefully begin to see relief from the construction-related traffic, according to State Senator Andy Dinniman (D-19).

Dinniman’s office announced this week that the completion date is finally in sight for the project to widen and improve Route 202 to three lanes in each direction in Chester County.

Over the next two years, Dinniman says, PennDOT will finish widening and improving 2.5 miles of Route 202 northbound between Route 401 and Route 30. Southbound widening and reconstruction of this area was substantially completed in late 2014. The northbound side is expected to be completed by mid-2016, along with the addition of a concrete median and inside shoulders.

“The project means a smoother, safer and shorter commute for the thousands of motorists who travel this stretch of Route 202 each day,” Dinniman said. “I look forward to its completion and I will continue to work to ensure that this project stays on or ahead of schedule and gets the priority that it deserves.”

The work is part of a larger, long-term initiative to improve the Route 202 corridor. Since 1999, more than nine miles of the expressway between Interstate 76 and Route 401 have been widened, rebuilt and improved.

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

(Photo courtesy PennDOT.)