Route 63 to Be Repaved, Lane Restrictions Planned

A $3.2 million project to repair and resurface 8.5 miles of Route 63 (Sumneytown Pike/Main Street) in Montgomery County will begin next week, PennDOT has announced.

The project will resurface Route 63 between Route 29 in Green Lane Borough to Upper Mainland Road. In addition, crews will resurface Route 63 in the area of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Interchange in Towamencin Township.

Work will begin Thursday, Sept. 11, PennDOT said. The project will be paid for by Act 89, the state’s new transportation plan.

Roadwork on Route 63 will start at Route 29 and proceed east. Crews will repair the road base and adjust utility manholes weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and pave the highway on Sundays through Thursdays from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Motorists are advised to allow extra time for travel on Route 63 during construction because traffic will be restricted to a single lane, according to PennDOT.

The resurfacing should be done in late October. Construction to install new curb ramps along the highway will continue through July 2015.