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Rescheduled Bridge Demolition Will Cause 422 Lane Closures, Traffic Next Week
Lane closures and traffic stoppages will be in place next week on Route 422 near Valley Forge for the Route 23 bridge demolition.
Nighttime lane closures and periodic traffic stoppages will be put in place on U.S. 422 near Valley Forge next week due to a bridge demolition and sign installation. Closures will be in effect from Monday, Feb. 20 through Friday, Feb. 24, from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m., according to the PennDOT.
The demolition of the bridge over Route 23 had been scheduled for the week of Jan. 30, but the project was delayed, authorities said.
Officials said that the periodic traffic stoppages will occur after midnight.
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Closures will effect both eastbound and westbound lanes between Trooper Road in West Norriton and First Avenue in Upper Merion.
This work is the latest efforts in the $97.4 million project to build new, wider bridges to improve travel and carry U.S. 422 motorists over the Schuylkill River, officials said.
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Construction began in February 2016 and is scheduled to finish in May 2020.
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