King of Prussia, PA – The ramp from eastbound U.S. 30/Exton Bypass to northbound U.S. 202 in East Whiteland and West Whiteland townships, Chester County, will be closed at night next week for overhead bridge construction, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.
The work schedule is:
- Monday, March 19, through Thursday, March 22, the ramp will be reduced to a single lane from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM, then closed completely until 5:00 AM the following morning; and
- Friday, March 23, the ramp will be reduced to a single lane from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM, then closed completely until 10:00 AM Saturday, March 24.
Motorists normally using the ramp will be directed to use the Business U.S. 30 exit, turn right on eastbound Business U.S. 30 and right on the ramp to northbound U.S. 202.
The restrictions will allow the contractor to continue demolition of the outer half of the northbound U.S. 202 bridge over the ramp and adjacent Amtrak rail lines.
Eastbound U.S. 30/Exton Bypass motorists should remain alert for delays and slow moving traffic when approaching the work area. All scheduled activities are weather dependent.
PennDOT completed repairs and redecking of the inside half of the northbound bridge in early February under the first major stage of a $26.4 million project to rehabilitate the northbound and southbound U.S. 202 bridges over Amtrak and the ramp, and replace the concrete pavement on the ramps to and from U.S. 202 and U.S. 30/Exton Bypass.
Allan A Myers, Inc. of Worcester, Montgomery County, is the general contractor on the project, which is financed with 100 percent federal funds.
For more information on this project, visit www.us202-300.com.
For more information on projects occurring or being bid this year, those made possible by or accelerated by Act 89, or those on the department’s Four and Twelve Year Plans, visit www.projects.penndot.gov.
A list of weekly road restrictions and PennDOT maintenance operations in the five-county Philadelphia region is available by visiting the District 6 Traffic Bulletin at www.penndot.gov/District6.
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