Delaware
PennDOT road work in Delaware County, week of July 14, 2024
New projects
Beatty Road: Monday, July 15, through Friday, July 19, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., closed between Kelli Lane and Baltimore Pike in Springfield and Nether Providence townships for base repair.
Interstate 476
July 15 through July 19: 8 p.m. to 5 the following morning, a lane closure on sections of southbound between the I-76 (Schuylkill Expressway) and I-95 interchanges for paving.
July 15 through July 19: 8 p.m. to 5 the following morning, a lane closure on sections northbound between the Route 3 (West Chester Pike) and I-76 (Schuylkill Expressway) interchanges for guiderail replacement.
July 18 and July 19: 9 p.m. to 5 the following morning, a lane closure on sections southbound between the Route 3 (West Chester Pike) and MacDade Boulevard interchanges for stormwater management activities.
July 18 and July 19: 9 p.m. to 5 the following morning, a lane closure on sections northbound between I-95 and the County Line Road overpass for stormwater management activities.
Interstate 95
July 18 and July 19: 9 p.m. to 5 the following morning, a lane closure on sections southbound between the Prospect Park/Essington (Exit 9B-A) and I-476 (Exit 7) interchanges for stormwater management activities.
Newtown Township
Route 3 (West Chester Pike): Through Aug. 30, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. a weekday lane closure in both directions between Boot Road and Bryn Mawr Avenue, Newtown Township, safety improvement project.
Route 3 (West Chester Pike): Through July 19, 7 p.m. to 6 the following morning, a lane closure in both directions weeknights and Sunday nights between Boot Road and Charles Ellis Drive for milling and paving.
Bryn Mawr Avenue: will be closed from 7 p.m. Friday, July 26 to 6 a.m. Monday, July 29 at Route 3 (West Chester Pike) for drainage installation. Local access will be maintained up to the work zone.
Ongoing work
Southbound Route 452 (Market Street): Through Aug. 26, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays, lane closure between Beech Street and Ridge Road, Upper Chichester and Lower Chichester townships, utility construction by the Southern Delaware County Authority.
Near Delco
U.S. 1 (Baltimore Pike): Through Aug. 28, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., a weekday lane closure from Greenwood Road to just south of Schoolhouse Road.
Route 3 (West Chester Pike): Through Nov. 29, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., a weekday lane closure between Garfield Avenue and Spring Lane in West Goshen Township for concrete median demolition and reconstruction.
South Creek Road bridge
South Creek Road: will be closed 1,200 feet south of Bullock Road and 1.1 miles north of Cossart Road on a $15.2 million project to replace the bridge over the East Penn Railroad and Brandywine Creek in Pennsbury Township, Chester County, and Chadds Ford Township, Delaware County. A completion date was not provided.
Glen Riddle Road bridge
Through Nov. 21: closure scheduled between Brandywine Drive and Wrights Lane in Middletown Township to replace the bridge carrying Glen Riddle Road over Chrome Run Creek. Local access will be maintained for residents and businesses.
Route 420
The PennDOT $35.8 million project to replace the bridges that carry the highway over Darby Creek in Prospect Park and Tinicum Township.
Into 2027: One southbound lane of the Route 420 bridge over the Darby Creek to be closed 24/7 as a four-year project to refurbish and replace that span continues.
Thornbury Township
Station Road bridge 234: closed around the clock, no timetable to reopen.
PECO work
U.S. 1 (Township Line Road): Through July 19, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays, a lane closure between Pilgrim Lane and Darby Creek in Drexel Hill.
Route 3 (West Chester Pike): Through Sept. 20, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., weekday lane closure in both directions between Glen Gary Drive and Eagle Road in Haverford Township.
U.S. 30 (Lancaster Avenue): Through Oct. 30, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., a weekday lane closure between Church Road and Old Wynnewood Road in Lower Merion Township.
MacDade Boulevard: Through Dec. 31, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., a weekday lane closure between MacDade Mall Boulevard and South Avenue in Glenolden.
Aqua Pa. work
U.S. 1 (Township Line Road): Through July 31, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., a weekday lane closure between Alexander Avenue and Drexel Avenue.
Beatty Road: Through Aug. 2, a 24/7 closure between Chesley Drive and Surrey Road in Nether Providence Township.
Route 320 (Sproul Road): Through Aug. 30, 7 p.m. to 5 the following morning weekdays, lane closure between Beatty Road and the ramp to U.S. 1 (State Road) in Springfield Township.
Brookhaven Road/Turner Road: Through Aug. 30, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. closed and detoured between Route 252 (Providence Road) and Plush Mill Road in Nether Providence Township.
Conestoga Road: Through Aug. 30, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays, a lane closure between Lowrys Lane and Glenbrook Avenue in Radnor Township.
Landover Road: Through Nov. 29, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. closed between Gaynor Road and Haverford Road.
Aqua issued the following information, and specified that the projects will likely all end in midsummer.
Radnor Township: Crews area replacing 3,860 feet of aging water mains with new 8-inch ductile iron water mains on the following streets:
• Hothorpe Lane: between Newtown Road and the end of the cul-de-sac.
• Knox Road: between Atterbury Road and Shadeland Road.
• Shadeland Road: between Knox Road and Newtown Road.
• Watch Hill Road: between Knox Road and the end of the cul-de-sac.
• Matlack Lane: between Newtown Road and the end of the road.
Haverford Township: crews are replacing 3,300 feet of aging water mains with new 8-inch ductile iron mains on the following streets:
• Pennsylvania Avenue between Darby Road and Manoa Road.
• Media Avenue between Darby Road and Weller Avenue.
• Weller Avenue between Pennsylvania Avenue and Manoa Road.
• Delaware Avenue between Pennsylvania Avenue and Manoa Road.
Upper Darby-Haverford: Crews are also working to replace 2,275 feet of aging water mains with new 16-inch ductile iron water mains in Upper Darby and Haverford townships.
• Township Line Road (PA Route 1) between Burmont Road and Drexel Avenue.
To learn more, AquaWater.com.
Nether Providence
Nether Providence Township adds to the Aqua report about Beatty Road:
“Jack and bore operations under the SEPTA trolley tracks at Beatty Road near the side entrance of the ACME/Chesley Drive and the nearest cross street of Surrey to the south.
“This 24/7 full closure for three weeks (hoping for two!!) Beatty Road is fully accessible except for the immediate track crossing. There will be no traffic allowed. Local traffic only.
“Formal detour signs will be posted, including specific signs “open to SEPTA crossing” and “local traffic only,” on the Springfield side up at Sproul Road and again where Crum Creek Road meets Beatty.”