Have you ever spent an eternity waiting to turn left from southbound North Pleasant View Road onto eastbound East High Street in Lower Pottsgrove? Relieving that jam has taken four years. It may be solved Friday.
Transportation
Left-, right-, and alternating lane closures are planned for portions of U.S. Route 422 next week in the King of Prussia area, as work continues to widen and improve the Pennsylvania Turnpike overhead.
A PennDOT contractor is scheduled to continue line-striping work through April 3 on a portion of Gravel Pike in Lower Frederick Township as part of a safety improvements project.
A southeastern Pennsylvania campaign to target and cite drivers who commit “aggressive" offenses has begun and continues through April 23. More than 80 police departments, including 12 locally, are part of the effort.
The boroughs of Pennsburg and Red Hill are reminding residents that access to local businesses near the Route 29 bridge, scheduled to close Monday, will remain available during coming months of construction.
Drivers on U.S. Route 422 in Upper Providence, Limerick, Lower Pottsgrove and West Pottsgrove, beware. Pothole patrols will be on the highway next week. They’ll also be found on other roads in Trappe, Upper Providence, and Warwick.
Perkiomen Township will install utility improvements on Route 29 near High School Drive during the week of March 27-31. Expect delays while the work is being completed.
In an update on developments involving the Route 29 bridge between Pennsburg and Red Hill, PennDOT said its full closure would be postponed to March 20 (Monday) due to a scheduling change.