Route 23 Ramp To 422 East To Reopen, Alleviating Valley Forge Area Traffic

VALLEY FORGE, PA — Valley Forge area traffic should be improved this week when the ramp from Route 23 onto 422 East reopens.

The ramp has been shut down for two months for construction to improve the bridge over 422. It will reopen Thursday afternoon, Sept. 14 PennDOT announced.

A traffic shift is also planned, officials said. Motorists traveling over 422 between Gulph Road and Moore Road will be shifted to the newly built half of the Route 23 bridge so crews can begin construction on the other half of the structure.

The work is part of the ongoing improvement of bridges of 422 and the Schuylkill River which launched in 2016 and is expected to conclude in 2020. The $97.4 million project that is financed with 80 percent federal and 20 percent state funds, PennDOT said.

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