KING OF PRUSSIA PA – Mission accomplished, or at least one part of it.
Federal stimulus funds paid the 422 repair bill.
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) office in King of Prussia officially declared itself done Monday (Sept. 13, 2010) with 4-1/2 miles of U.S. Route 422 rehabilitation between its Route 29 (Collegeville-Phoenixville) and Royersford interchanges, paid for by $13.2 million in federal economic stimulus funding.
Route 422 carries 62,000 vehicles a day between the Collegeville and Royersford exits. Construction crews worked since May 2009 to improve the deteriorated stretch of 422 by replacing aging and cracked concrete from the highway, and repaving the concrete pavement with a new asphalt surface.
Improvements also included resurfacing ramps at both interchanges; repairing 12 bridges; installing safety rumble strips; cleaning existing pipe culverts; and installing new guide rail, reflective pavement markers, and Intelligent Transportation System conduit.
The reconstructed portion of highway, built during the early 1970s, has four 12-foot wide travel lanes plus a 10-foot wide outside shoulder and an 8-foot wide inside shoulder. The project covered Route 422 from a half-mile east of Route 29 to 1,500 feet west of Royersford, across Upper Providence and Limerick townships.
Road-Con, Inc. of West Chester, Pa. was the general contractor.
The stimulus money was part of the multi-billion dollar American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Across the five-county Philadelphia region, PennDOT said it is investing $257.7 million of stimulus funds on 30 transportation projects, including road and bridge improvements, Intelligent Transportation System installations, traffic signal upgrades, multi-use trails, and curb ramp replacements. PennDOT has awarded all 30 transportation economic recovery projects in the region; 29 of those have moved to construction, and 13 have been completed.
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