PECO TO RESTRICT ROUTE 23 (FRONT STREET) AND U.S. 202 (DEKALB PIKE) WEEKDAYS FOR UTILITY IMPROVEMENT
King of Prussia, PA – PECO is planning weekday lane restrictions on Route 23 (Front Street) and U.S. 202 (Dekalb Pike) in West Conshohocken Borough and Whitpain Township, Montgomery County, for utility improvements, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.
The work schedule is: • Monday, April 16, through Monday, April 23, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, lane restrictions are scheduled on Route 23 (Front Street) between Balligomingo Road and Ford Street in West Conshohocken Borough; and • Friday, April 20, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, lane restrictions are scheduled on U.S. 202 (Dekalb Pike) between Cherry Lane and Route 73 (Skippack Pike) in Whitpain Township. Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work areas. All scheduled activities are weather dependent. PECO will complete these projects under a PennDOT Highway Occupancy Permit. For more information on projects occurring or being bid this year, those made possible by or accelerated by Act 89, or those on the department’s Four and Twelve Year Plans, visit www.projects.penndot.gov. A list of weekly road restrictions and PennDOT maintenance operations in the five-county Philadelphia region is available by visiting the District 6 Traffic Bulletin at www.penndot.gov/District6. Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, 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 850 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website. For more PennDOT information, visit www.penndot.gov. Follow local PennDOT information on Twitter at www.twitter.com/511PAPhilly, and follow the department on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pennsylvaniadepartmentoftransportation and Instagram at www.instagram.com/pennsylvaniadot. MEDIA CONTACT: Chelsea Lacey-Mabe, 610-205-6799