Stormwater Management Site Work Will Close Lanes Around Chesco

CHARLESTOWN TOWNSHIP, PA — Morehall Road in Charlestown Township and other sites will see lanes closed as crews restore and rebuild stormwater management structures, starting Friday.

A periodic lane closure will be in place on Morehall Road between Route 29 (State Road) and White Horse Road in Charlestown Township on Friday, Aug. 13, and Monday, Aug. 16. The 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. closures will continue periodically through Friday, Aug. 20.

The closures are needed for workers to do basin remediation under a project to restore and reconstruct 11 stormwater management sites in Bucks, Chester, and Delaware counties, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced on Tuesday.

The purpose of the project is to maintain and repair the sites, which were constructed as part of previous roadway improvement projects. Maintenance and repair of the stormwater and wetland sites will help mitigate the risk of future flooding and ensure compliance with the environmental permits that were issued at the time of the original projects, PennDOT said.

Corrective work will take place at the following stormwater, wetland, and planting locations:

Chester County:

• 1 site along Route 41 in West Sadsbury Township;
• 1 site along Route 100 in Uwchlan Township;
• 3 sites along U.S. 202 in East Whiteland Township; and
• 1 site along Route 29 in Charlestown Township.

Delaware County:

• 2 sites along Commodore John Barry Bridge in the City of Chester.

Bucks County:

• 3 sites along U.S. 13 in Bristol Township.

C. Abbonizio Contractors Inc., of Sewell of New Jersey is the general contractor on the $1.3 million project, which is financed with 100 percent state funds. The entire project is scheduled to finish in fall 2022, according to PennDOT.

Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work area because backups and delays will occur. All scheduled activities are weather-dependent.

For a complete list of construction projects impacting state-owned highways in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties, go here.

Information about infrastructure in District 6 including completed work and significant projects, can be found here.

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