neighborhood news traffic alert

Dear neighbors,

This is another notice about work being done this week on 202. Looks similar to last week's but please read through and be aware of potential delays. Also, see the note below from Gwen Douse regarding contact info for any questions or concerns you may have about the construction. One neighbor has already written about people ignoring the porkchop and had a response from the township. Let's keep them informed of any problems! And maybe good things too. (:  

Lastly, see a note from Linda Callegari about some events coming up at Pennypacker Mills park. They always have interesting and educational things to do. 

Carol Pfister
gwyneddknoll@gmail.com
215-661-8775

Dear Neighbors,

Below are contact e-mails for you to use with any concerns you may have of the on-going construction in our area. The Board of Supervisors finally has an e-mail address as well which you can access from the Contact and Directory page on Lower Gwynedd Township's website.

Sincerely,

Gwen Douse  

Township Manager, Larry Comunale    lcomunale@lowergwynedd.org>

Chief of Police, John Scholly              jscholly@lowergwynedd.org

Board of Supervisors                       supervisors@lowergwynedd.org.

PENNDOT  rep.,Madeleine Fausto     mfausto@state.pa.us

Daytime Single Lane Conditions on Route 202 in Upper Gwynedd and Lower Gwynedd Townships

Stoppages of up to 15 minutes also possible on Route 63

 

KING OF PRUSSIA –Route 202 (DeKalb Pike) in Upper and Lower Gwynedd townships, Montgomery County, will be limited to a single lane of traffic between Sumneytown Pike and Route 63 (Welsh Road) next week (Sept. 20-24) during the mid-day hours for continuing construction to widen the highway to five lanes, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said today.

 

Flaggers will direct an alternating single lane of northbound or southbound traffic through the work area Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Significant delays are likely during these construction activities to install utilities beneath Route 202 (DeKalb Pike).

 

Drivers in that area also may continue to encounter delays during periodic stoppages of up to 15 minutes on Route 63 (Welsh Road) between Stump Road and Route 202 (DeKalb Pike) Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for utility construction for the widening of Route 63 where it will intersect with the new Route 202 Parkway.

Motorists are advised to add extra time for travel through the work area, or to avoid the area if possible during construction.

 

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.

All planned operations are weather permitting.
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.

Dear Neighbors,

With fall fast approaching, I thought I'd pass along some great family-fun opportunities that are being offered at Pennypacker Mills. The Mills is a Montgomery County historic site just off of Rt. 73 a few miles west of Skippack, so about 30 mins. away. All these programs are absolutely FREE and are appropriate for all ages. Why not take advantage of the tax dollars you pay Montgomery County and get some of the benefits!

 Storytelling: George Washington and the General's Dog

Sat., Oct. 2 @ 1 pm

Hear a Revolutionary War tale, written for young children, of how a British General's dog became lost and ended up in General Washington's camp at Pennypacker Mills after the Battle of Germantown in October 1777. This fascinating, true story gives us insight into Washington's honesty and the relationship these two warring military commanders had. We will also have Revolutionary War artifacts that were left behind by Washington's troops on display and will take a walk on the property to visit the grave of one of his officers who had been wounded at Germantown and later died at the Mills.

 Haunting Stories by the Bonfire!

Sat., Oct. 2 @ 7 pm

Bring lawn chairs or a blanket to sit on as our storyteller takes you back in time. Hear stories collected from the memories of local townspeople in the Perkiomen Valley when Samuel Pennypacker, then Governor of Pennsylvania, wrote many of them down as a way to preserve the oral history of the Valley. "Haunting Stories by the Bonfire" tells of everyday people who experienced haunting stories of ghosts, strange illnesses, accidents, and other phenomena. Our storyteller will spin his stories by the light of the bonfire with the crackling of the flames and the rustling of the trees in the night air. 

 All Hallow's Eve Fall Festival

Sat., Oct. 16 1 to 4 pm

Bring the family to Pennypacker Mills for an old-fashioned fall festival. Take a tractor-pulled hayride through the meadow and see the beautiful fall colors in the trees, pick you favorite pumpkin and paint a  face on it, make several make-it, take-it fall kid crafts, do gravestone rubbing, play bean bag toss, jump in our haypile, and wear your Halloween costume an extra day this year. Try your hand at shucking corn the way farmers did one-hundred years ago. By plucking off the dry corn kernals from the cob, they made feed for the chickens. Making apple cider was a two-step process and you can do both! First, toss apples into the shredder and make a mash. Then, press the mash until the juice runs out and makes cider! Free refreshments are available and no, we don't serve the homemade cider! 

 Any questions, please contact Pennypacker Mills at 610-287-9349.

Address: 5 Haldeman Road, Schwenksville, PA 19473

Website: http://historicsites.montcopa.org/pennypackermills

 Thanks,

 Linda Callegari

Claudia Way