PennDOT To Close Lanes on US-422 For Road Patching Next Week

KING OF PRUSSIA, PA – Single-lane travel can be expected next week on westbound US-422 between Lewis Road and Evergreen Road. Beginning Monday, July 6, a right lane will be closed from 7 p.m. to 2 p.m. the next day for pavement repair. The single-lane traffic pattern will repeat Monday through Friday, and will continue Friday and Saturday, July 10-11, from 7-10 p.m.

In addition, Lewis Road between Linfield Road and Linfield Trappe Road will be reduced to a single lane in each direction on Tuesday, July 7, from 5 a.m. to 4 p.m. for barrier removal and guide rail installation.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said the work is part of a pavement rehabilitation and repair project for seven structures along a 5-mile section of US-422 between the Royersford/Trappe and Sanatoga interchanges in Limerick and Lower Pottsgrove townships in Montgomery County. PennDOT contractor H & K Group Inc. will mill, overlay and rehabilitate existing U.S. 422 pavement; perform bridge deck repairs, concrete and joint patching, sealing and drainage improvements; install new guide rail and rumble strips; and repair or replace damaged traffic signs along the corridor, over the next two years.

PennDOT advises motorists to allow extra time when traveling in the work areas because backups and delays will occur. All scheduled activities are weather dependent, a PennDOT media release noted.

H & K Group Inc. of Skippack, Montgomery County, is the general contractor on the $19.1 million, wholly federally funded project. The project is expected to be completed in summer 2021. Further information on the project can be found at: www.422improvements.com.

Work on this project will comply with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and state Department of Health as well as a project-specific COVID-19 safety plan, which will include protocols for social distancing, use of face coverings, personal and job-site cleaning protocols, management of entries to the job site, special signage and relevant training, according to PennDOT's media release.

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