WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, PA — Drivers heading from the Schuylkill Expressway to northbound Interstate 476 should prepare for overnight detours next weekend, when two heavily traveled ramps close for milling and paving in Montgomery County.
At a Glance
- Roads Affected: I-76 (Schuylkill Expressway) ramps to northbound I-476
- Dates: Friday, Oct. 9, and Saturday, Oct. 10
- Times: 10 p.m. to 9 a.m. the following morning
- Reason: Milling and paving
PennDOT will close and detour the ramp from westbound I-76 to northbound I-476 both nights. The ramp from eastbound I-76 to northbound I-476 will also be closed during the same hours.
Drivers will be directed along posted detour routes to reach northbound I-476. PennDOT did not provide the specific roads included in those detours.
Motorists should plan extra time and expect delays around the I-76/I-476 interchange in West Conshohocken Borough and Lower Merion Township.
The weekend shutdowns come as drivers continue to face construction elsewhere on I-476. Weeknight lane closures are scheduled from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. through October on portions of northbound and southbound I-476 between the I-76 and I-95 interchanges in Montgomery and Delaware counties.
Those restrictions are needed for bridge repairs, guiderail installation, line striping and other construction.
The work is part of a $63.7 million PennDOT project covering nearly 17 miles of I-476 and its associated ramps and bridges. Crews are milling and resurfacing travel lanes and shoulders, repairing 49 structures and improving 21 stormwater management basins.
The project also includes sound-wall repairs, drainage improvements, rock-slope stabilization work and installation of new pavement markings, delineators, rumble strips, signs and guiderail.
H&K Group Inc. of Skippack is the general contractor. The project is financed entirely with federal funds.
More I-476 construction is ahead, so don’t get caught by an unexpected closure. Check the MyChesCo Traffic Center before you leave for the latest roadwork, delays and traffic alerts across the region: https://www.mychesco.com/traffic/
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