PennDOT announces road work, closures in Delco

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Engineering District 6-0 announces the following road closures and construction work in Delaware County:

Brookhaven, Middletown

• Creek Road, closed with posted detoured between Bridgewater Road and Dutton Mill roads, and Dutton Mill and Knowlton roads, 7 a.m.-5 p.m. through Dec. 31.

Chester

• East 12th Street, shoulder closures between Edgmont Avenue and Potter Street, 24 hour restrictions through May 14

• Crosby Street, closed with posted detour between 12th and 13th streets, 24hour detour through July 30

Chester Heights, Middletown

• U.S. 1 South (Baltimore Pike), lane restrictions between Valley and Darlington roads, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Saturday through May 26

Clifton Heights, Upper Darby, Lansdowne, Springfield

• Springfield Road, closed with posted detour between Providence Road and Oak Ave., weekdays 9 a.m.-3 p.m. through July 2

Concord

• U.S. 322 East and West (Conchester Highway) periodic lane restrictions between U.S. 1 (Baltimore Pike) and Clayton Park Drive, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 7 a.m.-5 a.m. weekdays through Oct. 20.

Middletown, Chester Heights

• US 1 South (Baltimore Pike), lane restrictions between Valley and Darlington roads, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Saturday through May 26

Radnor

• Bryn Mawr Avenue, closed with posted detour between Sproul and Ithan roads, 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m. through Aug. 1

• Conestoga Road, closed with posted detour between Lancaster Avenue (US 30) and Church Road, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays through June 30.

• US 30 West (Lancaster Avenue), right lane closed between PA 320 (Spring Mill Road) and Ithan Avenue, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. through June 2

Springfield

• Powell Road, closed with posted detour between Saxer and Woodland avenues, weekdays 9 a.m.-3 p.m. through May 26

Chester bridge work continues

CHESTER >> PennDOT announces nighttime lane closures are scheduled on northbound and southbound Interstate 95 between the I-476 (Exit 7) and Route 352/Route 320 (Exit 6) interchanges from 10 p.m.-5 a.m. Monday, May 15-Friday, May 19, for work related to a $16.6 million project to rehabilitate eight bridges over Interstate 95 and CSX Railroad in the city.

Currently, the Crosby Street pedestrian bridge over I-95 is under construction. Due to nature of the bridge repairs, Crosby Street has been closed to pedestrians between 12th Street and 13th Street through July 2017. During the closure, pedestrians will be directed to use the Edgmont Avenue bridge to cross over I-95.

In addition to rehabilitating the Crosby Street bridge, PennDOT will rehabilitate and improve the multi-span, steel girder bridges on Potter Street, Madison Street, Upland Street, Melrose Avenue, Chestnut Street, Edgmont Avenue, and the Walnut Street pedestrian structure. The contractor will also improve the I-95 south exit ramp at Chestnut Street.

During construction, PennDOT’s contractor will repair the concrete bridge decks on seven structures and replace the concrete deck on the Potter Street bridge. Crews will also place a new concrete overlay on the bridges; repair piers and support abutments; replace fencing on the bridge parapets; repair curbs and sidewalks; install new expansion joints; paint structural steel; reset bridge bearings; clean bridge drainage systems; repair existing lights; and perform other repairs.

PennDOT owns the Edgmont Avenue and Madison Avenue bridges, and the City of Chester owns the remaining six structures.

Each bridge will close during construction as will the I-95 south exit ramp at Chestnut Street when construction begins on that section. The department will not permit the contractor to close certain bridges simultaneously, and it will post detours to move motorists and pedestrians around the closed spans.

Depending on the bridge under construction, lane restrictions will occur on I-95 weeknights from 10:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning, and on Saturdays and Sundays from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following miscellaneous morning.

In addition to the bridge and ramp improvements, PennDOT’s contractor will repair Chestnut Street and Morton Avenue from 12th Street to 4th Street.

Crews will reconstruct curbs and sidewalks; mill and resurface the streets; install a new traffic signal at Chestnut Street and Morton Avenue; and upgrade the traffic signal at Morton Avenue and 7th Street. The contractor will reconstruct Morton Avenue from 7th Street to 4th Street to lower the road under the Amtrak overpass to increase vertical clearance from 12 feet 9 inches to 13 feet 9 inches.

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