Construction Activities Continue on Ridge Pike in Plymouth Township

King of Prussia, PA - The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced today that construction activities continue next week on Ridge Pike in Plymouth Township, under a local Montgomery County project to improve congestion, safety, bridge infrastructure, pedestrian facilities, and stormwater management along the highly traveled corridor.

Motorists are advised of the following travel restriction:

• Monday, May 6, through Thursday, May 16, from 7:00 PM to 6:00 AM the following morning, weeknight periodic lane closures are planned in both directions on Ridge Pike between Allan Wood Road and Chemical Road for sewer installation.
  

Drivers are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work area because backups and delays will occur. All scheduled activities are weather dependent.

Under this project, the contractor will widen a county-owned section of Ridge Pike, install left turn lanes to the existing four-lane cross-section, improve pedestrian mobility, and modernize traffic signals. In addition, the Ridge Pike bridge over Norfolk Southern Railroad will be rehabilitated.

For more information, please visit the Montgomery County Ridge Pike Project website.

The contractor will also rehabilitate two state-owned bridges which include:

• Ridge Pike over Plymouth Creek: Work on the 46-year-old, 93-foot-wide structure includes concrete overlay on the bridge deck; steel, concrete substructure, and guiderail repairs; replacement of bridge approach slabs, concrete divisor, and joint seals; and construction of stone slope walls at both bridge abutments.
• Ridge Pike over Interstate 476 (Mid-County Expressway): Work on the 45-year-old, 93-foot-wide structure includes repair of steel rocker bearings, concrete barriers, and concrete substructure; installation of concrete overlay on the bridge deck; replacement of bridge approach slabs, concrete divisor, and joint seals; and drainage system cleaning.

J. D. Eckman, Inc. of Atglen Borough, Chester County is the contractor for this $39.2 million project to improve travel and safety along Ridge Pike between Belvoir Road and Chemical Road. Construction is financed with county, state, and federal funds.

Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional X alerts.

For a complete list of construction projects impacting state-owned highways in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties, visit the District 6 Traffic Bulletin.

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Information about infrastructure in District 6, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D6Results. Find PennDOT's planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.

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MEDIA CONTACT: Robyn Briggs, [email protected]

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