Blue Route to be Resurfaced

The following was provided to Patch by PennDOT:

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) on Tuesday announced that construction will begin Sunday night (Aug. 10) to repair and resurface deteriorated areas of Interstate 476 in Haverford and Radnor townships, Delaware County, and Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, with funding from the state’s new transportation plan.

Over the next two months, PennDOT’s contractor will mill and pave I-476’s deteriorated pavement at the following locations:

•Northbound travel lanes between the Route 3 (West Chester Pike) and U.S. Route 30 (Lancaster Avenue) interchanges in Delaware County;
•Northbound right lane from the Delaware County line to the Montgomery Avenue overpass, just south of the Interstate 76 Interchange in Montgomery County;
•Northbound middle lane at the Montgomery Avenue overpass in Montgomery County;
•Southbound right lane from the County Line Road overpass to the Route 30 (Lancaster Avenue) Interchange in Delaware County;
•Southbound middle and right lanes from just south of the Marple Road overpass to the Route 3 (West Chester Pike) Interchange in Delaware County;
•Southbound middle lane at Marple Road in Delaware County; and
•Southbound acceleration lane and right lane from the Interstate 76 East on-ramp to the Delaware County line.

Construction to improve these sections of I-476 is expected to be completed in late September.

Crews will work Sunday (Aug. 10) through Thursday, Aug. 14 from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. to mill and resurface southbound I-476 between I-76 and Route 30 (Lancaster Avenue) and northbound I-476 between Route 3 (West Chester Pike) and Montgomery Avenue.

During this project, motorists will face weeknight lane closures from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. and can expect slowdowns while crews replace the deteriorated riding surface.

Allan A. Myers, LP of Worcester, Montgomery County is the general contractor on the $1,827,777 project that is financed with 100 percent state funds from Act 89.

Funding provided by Act 89 is enabling PennDOT to make significant progress in addressing major roadway, bridge and transit needs across the Philadelphia region this year, including the resurfacing of 100 miles of rough pavement and the rehabilitation of 28 deteriorated bridges in the five-county area.

Motorists can check conditions on I-476 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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