Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Media Release

News for Immediate Release

August 19, 2014

Road Construction to Restart to Complete $4.2 Million Improvement of Route 29 in Chester County

King of Prussia – The final resurfacing of the newly widened stretch of Route 29 (Morehall Road) between Yellow Springs Road and Phoenixville Pike/Charlestown Road in East Whiteland and Charlestown townships, Chester County, will start Wednesday (Aug. 20), the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said today.

The paving of Route 29 (Morehall Road) and a portion of Charlestown Road is one of the last operations remaining to complete the $4.2 million project to improve travel and reduce congestion along this congested corridor.

Crews will mill or remove the old riding surface from Route 29 (Morehall Road) and Charlestown Road on Wednesday and Thursday (Aug. 20-21) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and then pave the roadways on Tuesday, Aug. 26 through Thursday, Aug. 28 from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning.

Motorists are advised to allow additional time for travel during the milling and paving operations because slowdowns may occur. The contractor’s schedule is weather dependent.

Once paving is completed, the contractor will work weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to complete remaining items of work, including guide rail installation and traffic signal adjustments. The project is expected to finish in mid-September.

PennDOT’s contractor widened Route 29 (Morehall Road) to provide an additional northbound and southbound travel lane. This stretch of Route 29 carries 15,000 vehicles a day.

The improvements also included 5-foot wide shoulders; intersection upgrades; new traffic signals at the intersections of Yellow Springs Road/Warner Lane, Whitehorse Road and Charlestown Road/Phoenixville Pike; and storm water management facilities.

In addition, crews widened Charlestown Road from Phoenixville Pike to just south of the Charlestown Elementary School to provide an additional through lane in each direction and shoulders; widened Phoenixville Pike east of Charlestown Road to provide an additional westbound left turn lane; widened Phoenixville Pike west of Charlestown Road to provide a gore area opposite the dual left turn lanes; and widened Yellow Springs Road to add an exclusive right turn lane.

Allan A. Myers, LP of Worcester, Montgomery County, is the general contractor on the $4,237,948 contract.

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 700 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.dot.state.pa.us. Follow local PennDOT on Twitter at www.twitter.com/511PAPhilly.

Media contact: Gene Blaum, Assistant Press Secretary, 610-205-6800.

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