FROM PENNDOT:
Lane Restrictions Scheduled for Utility and Fence Work for Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
King of Prussia, PA – Nighttime and weekday lane restrictions are scheduled in Montgomery County for utility work and overhead fence removal operations by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced.
The work schedule, which is weather dependent, is:
- Monday, May 15, through Friday, May 19, from 7:00 PM to 5:00 AM, lane restrictions are scheduled on Route 309 between the Route 73 (Church Road) and Highland Avenue interchanges in Springfield, Whitemarsh and Upper Dublin townships, for overhead fence removal operations;
- Tuesday, May 16, and Wednesday, May 17, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, lane restrictions are scheduled on West Germantown Pike between Plymouth Road and Launfall Road in Plymouth Township, for utility work; and
- Wednesday, May 17, and Thursday, May 18, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, lane restrictions are scheduled on East Pennsylvania Avenue between West Pennsylvania Avenue and Camp Hill Road in Whitemarsh Township, for utility work.
Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through these areas.
The contractors are completing the work on behalf of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission.
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.
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