Concrete forms were assembled Monday, and towering cranes positioned, as crews prepared for more South Park Road bridge work and next week's accompanying partial overnight closure of U.S. Route 422.
Transportation
Tree removal work at the intersection of Indian Creek and Price roads will cause Lower Salford Township to close a portion of Indian Creek Road on Tuesday (Nov. 23). Driver patience is appreciated.
After spending only nine months in - and then abruptly closing - its downtown Pottstown license photo center, PennDOT is ready to open a new center again Dec. 13 on Shoemaker Road near Wal-Mart.
Construction and installation of a curb median for a pedestrian crossing on Lewis Road will continue through Dec. 3, PennDOT said. It requires a lane closure weekdays from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Although contractors started later than desired to build a new 422 West exit for traffic at its Sanatoga interchange, they finished ahead of schedule. The ramp will be open well before the Black Friday traffic crush at Philadelphia Premium Outlets.
Firefighting standpipes being installed along U.S. Route 422 are water-moving tools Lower Pottsgrove has wanted for years. The first of three pairs is already completed on South Pleasant View Road.
PennDOT contractor H&K Group Inc. has been given a year to complete replacement, beginning Nov. 15, of the Congo Road bridge over Middle Creek in Douglass (Montgomery) Township. Detour routes are set.
It's not a highly visible architectural or transportation landmark, but it often catches the eye of Schuylkill River Trail users in Parkerford. It's Chester County's oldest bridge, built 217 years ago.
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