Valley Forge Road to Close for Trail Construction

A section of Valley Forge Road in Devon will close Friday as a new bridge is added for the Chester Valley Trail.

The section of roadway between between Swedesford Road and Old State Road will be closed as crews install a pre-fabricated pedestrian bridge, according to a Chester County press release:

All traffic will be detoured to Old Eagle School Road via Swedesford Road and Upper Gulph Road. [...]

Barring unforeseen developments, construction of the Valley Forge Road Bridge is expected to be completed by Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.

A pedestrian culvert was recently installed farther east on the trail, closing South Warner Road in Wayne. The Friends of Chester Valley Trail group posted photos of the culvert on Facebook.

The Tredyffrin section is in Phase II of the trail, which extends to Montgomery County and is expected to open in the fall. Phase I is already open in East Whiteland, and a third phase heading west to Exton is also planned. 

Status updates about the trail's construction, like the detour map attached to this article, are available on the Chester County website. 

See also:

• Pedestrian Trail Could Connect CVT to Paoli Transportation Center