There will be work happening on 202 on this Monday night so beware! Also the "porkchop" will be constructed so please read about the restrictions on turning off and into Hancock that will mean. Note this is a temporary measure expected to be in place until mid year 2011. Hopefully you will notice a great reduction in traffic through the neighborhood!
Thank you,
Carol Pfister
gwyneddknoll@gmail.com
215-661-8775
News for Immediate Release
Sept. 9, 2010
Intermittent Nighttime Travel Restrictions on Route 202 in Upper Gwynedd and Lower Gwynedd Townships for Traffic Pattern Change
Crews to restripe Route 202 at Hancock Road Monday Night to Install New Traffic Pattern for Road Widening
King of Prussia – Motorists traveling on Route 202 (DeKalb Pike) in Upper and Lower Gwynedd townships, Montgomery County, will encounter intermittent travel restrictions from 7 p.m. Monday (Sept. 13) to 6 a.m. Tuesday (Sept. 14) as crews establish a new traffic pattern that will include temporary turning restrictions at the intersection with Hancock Road at the entrance to Gwynedd Knoll, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.
Periodic slowdowns and brief traffic stoppages may occur during the overnight operation on Route 202 (DeKalb Pike) between Sumneytown Pike and Route 63 (Welsh Road) for the removal of existing traffic lines, painting of new lines, and other activities related to instituting a traffic pattern change.
The planned activities are weather dependent and may be postponed until the following evening in the event of rain.
The pattern change will shift Route 202's two travel lanes two feet to the west and establish temporary "right turn in, right turn out" restrictions at the intersection with Hancock Road at the entrance to the Gwynedd Knoll development on the east side of Route 202 (DeKalb Pike). Once the new pattern is in place Tuesday morning (Sept. 14), motorists will be allowed to make right turns only from northbound Route 202 (DeKalb Pike) onto eastbound Hancock Road, and from westbound Hancock Road onto northbound Route 202 (DeKalb Pike).
Left turns from westbound Hancock Road onto southbound Route 202 (DeKalb Pike) and from southbound Route 202 (DeKalb Pike) onto eastbound Hancock Road will be prohibited under the new pattern.
Eastbound Hancock Road motorists approaching Route 202 (DeKalb Pike) will only be permitted to turn left or right onto Route 202 (DeKalb Pike). Eastbound Hancock Road motorists will not be permitted to cross over and enter Hancock Road on the east side of the highway. Turns from Route 202 (DeKalb Pike) north or south onto westbound Hancock Road will not be affected by the traffic pattern change.
The turning restrictions will remain in place until mid-2011 to allow crews to construct the next phase of widening on Route 202 (DeKalb Pike), which includes reconstruction of Route 202's (DeKalb Pike) intersection with Hancock Road on the east side of the highway.
This work is part of the $17.7 million project to widen and improve two miles of Route 202 (DeKalb Pike) from Swedesford Road to Route 309, and to connect Route 202 (DeKalb Pike) with the new Route 202 Parkway, which also is under construction. Construction is scheduled to finish in May 2012.
For more information, please visit www.us202-700.com.
PennDOT reminds motorists they can log on to 511pa.com or call 511 from any phone to check traffic conditions on major highways before heading out.
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