LOWER POTTSGROVE TOWNSHIP, PA — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has announced that an $83.6 million construction project on the U.S. 422, Porter Road, and Sanatoga Road will continue into next week. The project, which involves the reconstruction and improvement of approximately 1.7 miles of the expressway and the replacement of two bridges in Lower Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery County, will cause traffic backups and delays.
From Monday, January 22, through Thursday, January 25, several lane closures will be in effect for clearing and grubbing. On U.S. 422, both eastbound and westbound lanes will experience single lane closures between Evergreen Road and Armand Hammer Boulevard. Porter Road and Sanatoga Road will also see reduced traffic with a single lane pattern between East High Street and Sanatoga Station Road, and Linfield Road and East High Street, respectively.
Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through these work areas as backups and delays are anticipated. All scheduled activities are weather dependent.
The extensive project aims to extend the design life, improve ride quality, and enhance safety on the U.S. 422. It includes significant improvements to roadside elements such as stormwater basins, drainage inlets, slope stabilization, guiderail, and signs currently in poor condition.
The U.S. 422 will be reconstructed on both existing and revised alignments to improve horizontal curve radii, shoulder widths, and vertical clearance. This key infrastructure investment will significantly enhance travel and safety conditions for motorists. An existing single-span bridge carrying U.S. 422 over Porter Road and a culvert at Sprogels Run will be replaced with a new two-span bridge. The bridge carrying U.S. 422 over Sanatoga Road and Sanatoga Creek will also be reconstructed and widened.
Additional improvements include reconstructing and lengthening the acceleration ramp from the Sanatoga Interchange to westbound U.S. 422, installing Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) equipment along the U.S. 422 corridor, constructing sound barriers along portions of westbound U.S. 422, upgrading existing signage and installing new signage, replacing the closed system drainage system, and improving stormwater management facilities.
This project is the seventh to move to construction under PennDOT’s initiative to rebuild and improve the U.S. 422 Bypass near Pottstown. Since 2012, PennDOT has invested more than $260 million in improving the U.S. 422 corridor in Montgomery and Chester counties.
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