Hope your basements are not wet from all that rain last night...what a storm! See note below for significant traffic changes coming up next week. Have a nice weekend!
Carol Pfister
gwyneddknoll@gmail.com
215-661-8775
Oct. 1, 2010
Left Turn Restrictions Start Tuesday at Route 202/63 Intersection in Montgomery County
Restrictions Continue Next Week on Route 202 and Route 63
KING OF PRUSSIA – Motorists approaching the intersection of Route 202 (DeKalb Pike) and Route 63 (Welsh Road) in Montgomery and Upper Gwynedd townships, Montgomery County will encounter significant traffic congestion and delays beginning Tuesday (Oct. 5) when both roads are narrowed and left turn lanes are temporarily eliminated at three of the four approaches for construction to widen the intersection, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said today.
Beginning Tuesday (Oct. 5) at approximately 9 a.m., work crews will shift traffic on Route 202 (DeKalb Pike) and Route 63 (Welsh Road) into new alignments approaching the intersection, eliminating the separate left turn lanes in both directions on Route 63 and on southbound Route 202. The left turn lane on northbound Route 202 will remain open.
PennDOT will reopen the left turn lanes as soon as possible this fall as construction progresses at the intersection.
Motorists are advised to avoid the work area if possible and use alternate routes to access either Route 202 (DeKalb Pike) or Route 63 (Welsh Road) in this area.
PennDOT is widening the intersection as part of the project to widen Route 202 (DeKalb Pike) and build the connector roadway to the new Route 202 Parkway.
In addition, daytime lane closures will continue on Route 202 (DeKalb Pike) and brief stoppages may occur on Route 63 (Welsh Road) next week (Oct. 4-8) in Upper and Lower Gwynedd townships for continuing construction to widen the highway.
Route 202 (DeKalb Pike) will be restricted to a single lane between Sumneytown Pike and Route 63 (Welsh Road), with flaggers directing an alternating lane of northbound or southbound traffic through the work area Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Crews are continuing to install sub-surface utilities.
Drivers also may encounter delays during periodic traffic 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 related to the widening of Route 63 where it will intersect with the new Route 202 Parkway.
Under the $17.7 million roadway improvement project, PennDOT is widening and improving two miles of Route 202 (DeKalb Pike) from Swedesford Road to Route 309, and building a new road to connect Route 202 (DeKalb Pike) with the new Route 202 Parkway, which also is under construction.
The construction schedule is dependent on the weather.
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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