Diamond Ave Set To Reopen; Will Impact Norristown

Plymouth Meeting, PA -- Diamond Avenue in Plymouth Township will open to two-way traffic for the first time on Wednesday, June 22, Montgomery County has announced.

Diamond Avenue and Conshohocken Road have been closed to through-traffic since April 25th due to road work associated with Phase 2 of the Lafayette Street Extension Project.

Also on June 22nd, Fairfield Road will be reopened to two-way traffic and a new signal at the
intersection with Ridge Pike will be fully operational. Fairfield Road has been restricted to one-way
northbound traffic since September 2015, the county said.

June 22nd marks a major shift in how local residents will travel. Diamond Avenue will replace
Conshohocken Road as the route from Norristown to Conshohocken. Drivers will no longer turn onto
Conshohocken Road from Ridge Pike. Instead, they will turn at the improved Ridge Pike/Diamond
Avenue/Fairfield Road intersection. Drivers traveling south on Fairfield Road from Sandy Hill Road will
now continue straight, instead of turning onto Lucetta Street. At the conclusion of the Lafayette Street
Extension Project, the existing portion of Conshohocken Road from Ridge Pike to Diamond Avenue will
revert to a private driveway, according to a news release.

“The Lafayette Street Extension Project represents a $100 million transportation investment in
Montgomery County,” said Josh Shapiro, Chair of the Montgomery County Board of
Commissioners, in a statement. “The project will transform Norristown, ease congestion, and improve trail access, and demonstrates this Administration’s commitment to investing in our infrastructure.”

The county said they hoped the project will significantly improve access to Norristown and its Main Street and riverfront, as well as Plymouth Township’s Ridge Pike and Conshohocken Road corridors, providing a transportation framework that will spur economic development.