FOR APRIL 26….ROAD WATCH…
(Shapiro’s amendment narrowly defeated, but Ross amendment re: distracted driving passes by 179-16 – DON’T MUNCH ON THAT BIG MAC, BUSTER, WHILE DRIVING.)
Although state Rep. Josh Shapiro’s (D-Montgomery) amendment that would ban hand-held cell phone use while driving was narrowly defeated last week, 100-95, along party lines, another amendment by Rep. Chris Ross, R-Chester County, to House Bill 67, was later passed, 179-16, which would address comprehensive distracted driving scenarios.
Ross inserted his amendment into the underlying bill designed to improve teen safety on the road. It would fine “distracted” drivers, if after being caught violating the careless driving statute, police find they were on the phone, texting, drinking, eating or reading.
“For the benefit of the police who are looking at drivers going by on the road, the carelessness is a much better entry point to this discussion,” Ross told the Associated Press.
Shapiro’s amendment would have allowed police to pull over and cite anyone they observed using a hand-held phone or tapping out a text message.
Republican opponents expressed doubt that police would be able to enforce such a law and argued for addressing the broader issue of distracted driving.
Rep. Ron Miller, R-York, questioned “whether the hand-held (cell phone) is the real culprit here.”
The bill would limit how many under-18 passengers a junior driver can transport, increase training for teen drivers and make several changes to improve safety.
If the teen driving bill passes the House, it will require passage by the Senate before it goes to the governor for his consideration.
Shapiro isn’t discouraged by the narrow defeat of his amendment, he told the Daily Times last week. “We made great progress and this fight is not over,” he said. He said he was confident that when the issue comes up again, “we will have the votes to pass it and make our roads safer.”
Some of the flaws in his amendment cited by fellow legislators was that it made hand-held cell phone use while driving a primary instead of a secondary offense and that hands-free phones still might have to require dialing.
Some also cited the need for a public hearing to iron out all the details which may not have been adequately addressed.
Does this new Ross amendment mean you better stop drinking out of your water bottle even when driving in extremely hot weather or that taking a bite out of that donut and sip of coffee puts you on the radar? Sounds like over-regulation to me.
It takes a lot more concentration to listen to a phone conversation while driving with only one hand on the wheel than just taking a quick bite out of your Big Mac, if you ask me. There’s got to be a better solution. And Harrisburg doesn’t seem to have it right now.
U.S. Route 202
Nighttime treavel restrictions will be in place at two locations on Route 202 in East Whiteland, Chester County, this week for continuing construction activities to replace six bridges over the expressway in Chester County.
Route 202 will be reduced to one lane in each direction Monday-Friday from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. at the southern end of the Route 29 Interchange for the installation of protective shielding on the Swedesford Road north overpass.
Occasional traffic stoppages of up to 15 minutes also may occur on Route 202 during the late night and early morning hours.
Also brief traffic stoppages will occur at the Swedesford Road south overpass between the Route 30 and Route 401 interchanges Monday-Friday 10 p.m.-5 a.m.
Ben Franklin Bridge
The Ben Franklin Bridge will be closed to all vehicular traffic 8-10 a.m. today for the March for Babies Camden Waterfront Walk to raise funds for the March of Dimes’ programs and research.
Some local roadways adjacent to the bridge will also be closed.
South Avenue Closing
GLENOLDEN – South Avenue will be closed between South Bonsall and Hillcrest avenues from 9 a.m. Monday to 4 p.m. May 1 for the replacement of an old CSX Railroad crossing, PennDOT said.
During construction, South Avenue through traffic will be detoured over MacDade Boulevard, Oak Lane and Chester Pike. Local access will be maintained up to the construction zone.
Motorists are urged to allow extra time when traveling through the area.
Traffic Delays
I-476 North/South – Ridley Township, Nether Providence and Marple, guiderail repairs, left lane closed between Marple Road and I-95, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday.
U.S. Route 1 South – Chadds Ford, raised pavement marker installation, left lane closed between U.S. Route 322 and Chester County line 9 p.m.-6 a.m. Tuesday-Thursday.
Bethel – Foulk Road, trench restoration, closed/detoured between Garnet Mine and Bethel roads 9 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays through May 8. Work begins Tuesday.
Radnor – King of Prussia Road, bridge construction, closed/detoured between Gulph Creek Road and Biddulph Road, 24-hour detour through May 22. Work began April 20.
Radnor – Lancaster Avenue (Route 30), traffic signal construction, right lane closures between Old Eagle School Road and Lowerys Lane, 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday.
Media Line Road – Marple and Newtown, Aqua utility installation between Route 3 and Gradyville Road 9 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays through May 1. Work began March 30.
Marple – Media Line Road, Aqua installation between Lovell Avenue and Highland Road 9 a.m.-3 p.m weekdays through May 29. Work began Jan. 12.
Springfield – Thomson Avenue, Aqua trench restoration between Baltimore Pike and Sproul Road 9 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays through May 8. Work began March 30.
Chester — Flower Street, ramp construction with a new traffic pattern at Fourth and Second streets, 24-hour restriction through 2011. Work began Jan. 12.
Also, Norris Street, ramp construction with lane restrictions at Front Street and Delaware Avenue, 24-hour restriction through 2011. Work began Jan. 12.
Ridley Park – Ridley Avenue, Aqua utility installation, closed/detoured between Constitution Avenue and Cresswell/Tasker streets 9 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays and through Aug. 28. Work began March 9.
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King of Prussia Road closed/detoured…
By JOHN M. ROMAN
jroman@delcotimes.com
RADNOR – About 16,000 vehicles a day use the tiny stone bridge on King of Prussia Road spanning the Gulph Creek, PennDOT says, but you’d hardly think that after the morning rush hour.
PennDOT shut down the bridge to traffic about 7 p.m. Monday and started working to repair the crumbling stone masonry bridge at the intersection of Gulph Creek Road at 6 a.m. Tuesday.
As a result, traffic is being detoured at Pine Tree/Eagle roads on the northern end of King of Prussia Road and at Matsonford Road on the southern end while the bridge is being repaired the next three to four weeks.
The 75-year-old bridge located between Biddulph and Gulph Creek Road was closed down because of severe damage to a wing wall that supports the roadway approach to the bridge. The damaged portion of the wall is 12 feet wide by 12 feet high.
A posted detour takes King of Prussia through traffic over Matsonford Road, Route 320, South Gulph Road and Croton Road.
“Safety is first and foremost in all aspects of our operation and the precarious state of this bridge wall requires us to take this emergency action,” said PennDOT District Executive Lester Toaso.
PennDOT aims to reopen the road “as soon as possible,” he said.
John Bush, PennDOT’s assistant county maintenance manager, was at the scene supervising eight workers. A huge crane was shoveling up large rocks from the bridge wall and spilling them into a dump truck. The retaining wall essentially failed Monday when PennDOT discovered it, he said.
Bush said PennDOT was at the scene Friday when “it wasn’t nearly as bad” and weatherwise the weekend was actually nice. “So showing up on Monday was very much a surprise.”
PennDOT got a letter from its bridge unit to do some work over there and started clearing out the area to get some equipment down in that area and came back Monday and “saw that it had collapsed.
“We’re going to do a concrete wall,” Bush said. “We’re waiting for the sketch from district (headquarters)” and then will build a new wall on both sides.
The estimated cost of the repairs is about $100,000 said PennDOT spokesman Charles Metzger. Deficiencies were found on both sides of the bridge approach, he said.
King of Prussia Road is a main artery to Eastern University and Cabrini College, which are located about a block above the north end of the bridge. It is also a major connection to the Blue Route exit/entrance (Exit 13) at Lancaster Avenue (Route 30).
Matsonford Road east of King of Prussia Road leads to Archbishop Carroll High School, Radnor Elementary School and the sprawling Radnor Corporate Center. Radnor High School on King of Prussia Road is less than a mile south of the Matsonford Road detour.
Dave Leonard, 45, of Schwenksville and formerly of Secane, a driver for FedEx, was making deliveries at the Radnor Corporate Center. He said he usually leaves his station in King of Prussia and goes down King of Prussia Road, but now he has to go to the Schuylkill Expressway and up Matsonford Road.
He estimated that the detour would be at least 15-20 minutes out of his way. He also delivers to all the residents behind the corporate center.
Leonard said he believes the road detour/closing will cause traffic to back up to the schools during the morning rush hour.
Gabrielle Kempton, 20, of Gorham, Maine, a sophomore at Eastern University, said, “the only reason I go down there (King of Prussia Road) is to get on I-476 to go north or south.
“It’s not a huge inconvenience,” she said. “I know it will back up traffic at rush hour.”
Stacy Starry, who is finishing up a master’s degree program in multi-cultural education at Eastern, came to school from Boyertown, Berks County. She said she uses King of Prussia Road to get to the university. Fortunately the detour doesn’t prohibit her from turning into the campus.
“I came from King of Prussia near the mall and then saw the detour sign and followed the detour sign,” she said. It only took her out of her way about five or 10 minutes after the morning rush hour.
Crishaw Nelson, 20, of Philadelphia, a sophomore at Eastern, said, “it does affect me if I have to go to the mall and get something to eat.
“We get out of school in a week and a half so it won’t be too bad,” he said. He added he usually uses the Blue Route (I-476) to the Schuylkill Expressway (I-76) to reach Philadelphia.

Road Watch col. For April 19…
Here we go again, another local government trying to usurp the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code’s authority and PennDOT’s. Now Philadelphia honchos are getting into the act in the wake of smaller municipalities that also passed their own ordinances banning handheld cell phones.
They tried it in Lower Chichester (2003) and some other town where it didn’t fly.
City Council – apparently looking for another way to rake in revenue under the guise of traffic safety – on Thursday passed the ban, which has to be signed by Mayor Nutter.
Violators would face a fine of up to $300. The ban would also apply to skateboarders, bicyclists and in-line skaters.
I have nothing against such a ban by the proper authority – PennDOT, which regulates motor vehicles – but having a patch quilt of different municipalities with such a law makes no sense.
Are motorists then expected to zig-zag through different towns that want to have such a ban, when it should be statewide as I have been crusading for in this column since who knows when.
State Rep. Josh Shapiro, D-Montgomery, has been advocating such legislation since 2006 with no success. But finally, in February he saw some light in the tunnel when 70 bipartisan co-sponsors joined him when he reintroduced House Bill 538.
Come on, Philly, you already have the red-light cameras – what more do you want?
This type of legislation banning yakking and holding a cell phone while driving – instead of focusing on traffic conditions – definitely should be the state’s call.
Why should Philly get this extra revenue soon as some careless yakker crosses the suburban boundaries – including Delco’s – into the city? Let’s make DUIC – driving under the influence of conversation (or texting) – a motor vehicle violation by enacting it in Harrisburg.
Holiday Traffic Toll
State police investigated 477 crashes during the three-day Easter holiday driving period in which 13 people died and 167 others were injured.
State Police Commissioner Frank E. Pawlowski said seven of those killed were not wearing seat belts. Fifty-five of the 477 crashes, including four of the fatal crashes, were alcohol-related.
The official three-day Easter driving period April 10-12 resulted in state police issuing 3,651 speeding citations, charging 266 people with DUI, and citations to 270 people for not wearing seat belts and 31 citations for not securing children in safety seats.
During the Easter holiday driving period last year, 14 people were killed and 202 others were injured in 508 crashes investigated by state troopers.
Pawlowski said the statistics cover only those crashes investigated by the state police and do not include incidents to which other law-enforcement agencies responded.
Two Aqua Projects
Starting Monday, Aqua Pennsylvania will close two roads in Haverford for water main installation.
Aqua will begin a $1.7 million project to replace 9,800 feet of 4-, 6- and 8-inch water mains with new 8- and 12-inch ductile iron mains on Coopertown Road between Quaker Lane and College Avenue, on College Avenue between Coopertown Road and a point 400 feet east of Spring Mill Lane, and on the Tunbridge Road circle between both intersections of College Avenue in Haverford.
Construction crews will work weekdays between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. during which time the roads will be closed except for local residents, emergency vehicles, school buses, mail and trash service.
By July 2009, Aqua expects the main installation, individual service connections and side street tie-ins to be completed, with final road restoration completed in August.
Both roads will be detoured over Darby Road, Ardmore Avenue and Haverford Road.
In Newtown, on Wednesday, Aqua will begin a project to replace 3,331 feet of 6-inch cast iron water main with new 8-inch ductile iron mains along Echo Valley Lane between Goshen Road and Meadow Lane.
The new mains and service connections are expected to be completed in June, with final road restoration done in July. The road will be closed 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays with the same traffic restrictions as the above project in Haverford.
Traffic Delays
Oak Lane -- Collingdale, Folcroft and Glenolden, CSX Railroad grade crossing replacement, closed/detoured between Ashland and Lafayette avenues, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday.
Concord -- Baltimore Pike (U.S. Route 1), paving between Route 452 (Pennell Road) and Red Roof Road 9 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays through April 30. Work began April 13.
Media Line Road -- Marple and Newtown, Aqua utility installation, closed/detoured between West Chester Pike (Route 3) and Gradyville Road 9 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays through May 1. Work began March 30.
Springfield -- Thomson Avenue, Aqua trench restoration, closed/detoured between Baltimore Pike and Sproul Road (Route 320) 9 a.m.-3 p.m.weekdays through May 8. Work began March 30.
Radnor – Lancaster Avenue (Route 30), traffic signal construction, right lane closed between Old Eagle School Road and Radnor-Chester Road, 7 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays.
Media Line Road – Marple and Newtown, Aqua utility installation between Route 3 and Gradyville Road 9 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays through May 1. Work began March 30.
Marple – Media Line Road, Aqua installation between Lovell Avenue and Highland Road 9 a.m.-3 p.m weekdays through May 29. Work began Jan. 12.
Springfield – Thomson Avenue, Aqua trench restoration between Baltimore Pike and Sproul Road 9 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays through May 8. Work began March 30.
Chester — Flower Street, ramp construction with a new traffic pattern at Fourth and Second streets, 24-hour restriction through 2011. Work began Jan. 12.
Also, Norris Street, ramp construction with lane restrictions at Front Street and Delaware Avenue, 24-hour restriction through 2011. Work began Jan. 12.
Ridley Park – Ridley Avenue, Aqua utility installation, closed/detoured between Constitution Avenue and Cresswell/Tasker streets 9 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays and through Aug. 28. Work began March 9.
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For April 12----ROAD WATCH Col.
(Repairs start tonight on 39 bridges on I-95)
Structural repairs will begin tonight on 39 bridges on I-95 between the Blue Route (I-476) and Neshaminy Creek in Delaware, Philadelphia and Bucks counties, PennDOT reports.
The project is scheduled to finish in March 2010.
The work is part of a $10.8 million project to make bridge repairs.
Crews will initially close the two right lanes on the northbound/southbound I-95 off-ramps to Front Street in Philadelphia. Traffic in this area will be restricted weeknights 9 p.m.-4 a.m. for this week.
Motorists are urged to allow extra time when traveling through this area as backups may occur.
Last October, crews made repairs to the I-95 bridge over the Neshaminy Creek in Bensalem, Bucks County.
Under the project, crews will improve bridges on I-95 by repairing concrete bridge decks, piers, bridge bearings and expansion dams, and repairing structural steel beams and expansion joints.
“This project is part of our $41.5 million comprehensive program to keep I-95 in sound condition until major construction projects are ready to be built,” said PennDOT District Executive Lester C. Toaso.
Scheduled for repairs in Delaware County is the I-95 North off-ramp to I-476 North in Ridley Township.
Aqua Work
Aqua Pennsylvania will close two roads in Haverford for water main installation starting April 20. Work is expected to be finished Aug. 28.
Coopertown Road will be closed between College Avenue and Darby Road, and College Avenue will be closed between Coopertown Road and Spring Mill Lane, PennDOT said. Work will be done 9 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays.
Both roads will be detoured over Darby Road, Ardmore Avenue and Haverford Road.
Local access will be maintained up the construction zones. Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the area.
Schuylkill Expressway
Overnight lane closures are scheduled weeknights Monday-Thursday on I-76 East in Philadelphia and I-76 West in Montgomery County for bridge construction.
I-76 East will be reduced from two lanes to one at the University Avenue/Grays Ferry Avenue Interchange (Exit 346B) in Philadelphia Monday-Thursday 8 p.m.-5 a.m. for the replacement of expansion joints on the adjoining nine-span and 16-span bridges carrying the expressway over the Schuylkill River, CSX railroad tracks, Grays Ferry Avenue and 34th Street.
I-76 West will be reduced from two lanes to one between City Avenue (Exit 339) and Belmont Avenue (Exit 338) in Lower Merion, Montgomery County, Monday-Wednesday 10 p.m.-5 a.m. for bridge construction and inlet repairs.
The right lane of I-76 West will be closed Monday and Wednesday nights, and the westbound left lane will be closed Tuesday night. Backups are expected to occur during work hours.
Also, from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, I-76 East will be reduced from two lanes to one at the University Avenue/Grays Ferry Avenue Interchange for the placement of a new concrete surface on the two adjoining bridges. The single-lane restriction will be in effect for four weekends on I-76 West this year.
PennDOT urges motorists to use SEPTA or take alternate routes instead of traveling east on I-76 to avoid lengthy backups and delays during the work weekend.
Two alternate routes for drivers to avoid the construction area are to take I-676 East (Vine Street Expressway) to I-95 South in Philadelphia, and from Montgomery County, take I-476 South to I-95 North.
More I-76 Work
Overnight lane closures on I-76 will resume Wednesday on an $8.1 million project to make concrete repairs. Motorists are urged to allow additional travel time or use an alternate route because slowdowns will occur.
On Wednesday, 8 p.m.-5 a.m., the right lane on I-76 East will be closed between the Gulph Mills and I-476 interchanges in Lower Merion.
Thursday-Friday, 8 p.m.-5 a.m., the right lane on I-76 East will be closed at I-476 in Lower Merion.
April 20-21, 8 p.m.-5 a.m., the right lane on I-76 West will be closed at I-476 in Lower Merion.
April 22-23, 8 p.m.-5 a.m., the left lane on I-76 East will be closed at I-476 in Lower Merion.
April 24, 8 p.m.-5 a.m., the left lane on I-76 West will be closed at I-476 in Lower Merion.
This work is part of PennDOT’s project to resurface 12 miles of the Schuylkill Expressway.
Wynnewood Road
PECO Energy will restrict eastbound Wynnewood Road between Ballytore and Clothier roads in Lower Merion, Montgomery County, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays through May 1 for gas main installation. Work began April 9.
Traffic Delays
Radnor – Lancaster Avenue (Route 30), traffic signal construction, right lane closed between Old Eagle School Road and Radnor-Chester Road, 7 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays.
Media Line Road – Marple and Newtown, Aqua utility installation between Route 3 and Gradyville Road 9 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays through May 1. Work began March 30.
Marple – Media Line Road, Aqua installation between Lovell Avenue and Highland Road 9 a.m.-3 p.m weekdays through May 29. Work began Jan. 12.
Springfield – Thomson Avenue, Aqua trench restoration between Baltimore Pike and Sproul Road 9 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays through May 8. Work began March 30.
Chester — Flower Street, ramp construction with a new traffic pattern at Fourth and Second streets, 24-hour restriction through 2011. Work began Jan. 12.
Also, Norris Street, ramp construction with lane restrictions at Front Street and Delaware Avenue, 24-hour restriction through 2011. Work began Jan. 12.
Ridley Park – Ridley Avenue, Aqua utility installation, closed/detoured between Constitution Avenue and Cresswell/Tasker streets 9 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays and through Aug. 28. Work began March 9.
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Road Watch for April 5
(Road Deaths Drop in PA)
Highway deaths in the state last year dropped to their lowest level in 14 years – 1,468 fatalities – PennDOT reports.
PennDOT reported 1,440 traffic deaths in 1994.
In Delaware County, 21 road fatalities occurred in 2008, slightly down from 22 in 2007.
However, this was considerably lower than the 48 deaths reported in 2003, when these statistics hit a peak, according to PennDOT spokeswoman Alison Wenger in Harrisburg.
Fatalities in aggressive-driving related crashes decreased significantly to 913 from 971 in 2007.
To be more consistent with how the federal government reports aggressive driving crashes, PennDOT now defines a crash as related to aggressive driving only if at least two aggressive driving behaviors are demonstrated.
From 2002 to 2007, a driver only had to commit one aggressive driving act for the crash to be categorized as aggressive driving.
Based on the new definition, PennDOT reports aggressive-driving related fatalities to be 141, down from 192 in 2007. Since PennDOT launched its aggressive-driving enforcement program in 2006, aggressive-driving fatalities have declined about 35 percent.
Fatalities in crashes in which speed was a factor also have fallen to 261, from 385 in 2007.
Fatalities involving young drivers and mature drivers also showed a positive trend. PennDOT reported 64 fatalities involving a 16- or 17-year-old driver compared to 101 in 2007. Fatalities involving a driver over the age of 65 dropped to 259 from 268.
Although overall traffic deaths dropped, PennDOT showed slight increases in unrestrained, alcohol-related and motorcyclist fatalities. Unrestrained fatalities – involving occupants not wearing seat belts -- increased to 567 from 559 in 2007.
Alcohol-related fatalities also rose to 531 from 525. Motorcyclist fatalities increased to 236 from 225.
Earlier this year, PennDOT launched its Drive Safe PA program, which encourages motorists to practice safe driving habits. PennDOT aims to save at least 100 more lives each year on state roads, with the goal of reducing fatalities to 1,150 or less by 2011.
“While we are encouraged to see that these numbers are continuing to decline, we know there is much more that can be done to improve highway safety,” said PennDOT Secretary Allen Biehler. “We urge motorists to avoid life-threatening behaviors such as driving impaired, not wearing a seat belt and driving aggressively.”
Work Zone Awareness
PennDOT is reminding motorists to drive safely in work zones as part of National Work Zone Awareness Week.
With a record nearly $3 billion worth of highway and bridge projects scheduled this year, it’s going to be a busy construction season with many work zones, says Biehler.
“We’re asking every motorist to help keep our workers – and themselves – safe from harm by obeying speed limits and paying attention,” he said.
Last year in more than 1,400 work-zone crashes, nearly 1,000 people were injured and 23 died, including two highway workers.
By visiting www.dot.state.pa.us/followthecone, motorists can learn more about work-zone safety and why these projects are critical to improving/maintaining roads and bridges.
Average Auto Age
The median age of passenger cars in operation increased to 9.4 years in 2008 -- breaking the previous two-year record high of 9.2 years, according to figures released by R.L. Polk & Co. in its annual vehicle population report and Automotive Digest Weekly.
The median age for all trucks in 2008 increased to 7.6 years from 7.3 years in 2007. Light trucks increased from 7.1 years in 2007 to 7.5 years in 2008.
I-76 East Work
I-76 East (Schuylkill Expressway) will be reduced from two lanes to one at the University Avenue/Grays Ferry Avenue Interchange (Exit 346B) in Philadelphia 8 p.m.-5 a.m. tonight-Thursday for replacement of expansion joints on the adjoining nine-span and 16-span bridges carrying the expressway over the Schuylkill River, CSX railroad tracks, Grays Ferry Avenue and 34th Street, PennDOT says.
Traffic Delays
Radnor – Lancaster Avenue (Route 30), turn lane installation between Spring Mill Road and I-476 (Blue Route), 9 a.m.-3 p.m. today.
Also, Lancaster Avenue, traffic signal construction, right lane closed between Old Eagle School Road and Radnor-Chester Road, 7 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays.
I-476 South – Marple, Upper Providence, Nether Providence, Ridley Township, raised marker installation, left lane closed between West Chester Pike (Route 3) and I-95, 9 p.m.-12:01 a.m. Monday.
Route 1 East – Chadds Ford and Concord, marker installation, left lane closed between Route 322 and Chester County Line 9 p.m.-6 a.m. Tuesday-Thursday.
I-476 North/South – Marple and Nether Providence, right lanes closed near Baltimore Pike and West Chester Pike 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday-Friday.
Media Line Road – Marple and Newtown, Aqua utility installation between Route 3 and Gradyville Road 9 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays through May 1. Work began March 30.
Marple – Media Line Road, Aqua installation between Lovell Avenue and Highland Road 9 a.m.-3 p.m weekdays through May 29. Work began Jan. 12.
Springfield – Thomson Avenue, Aqua trench restoration between Baltimore Pike and Sproul Road 9 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays through May 8. Work began March 30.
Chester — Flower Street, ramp construction with a new traffic pattern at Fourth and Second streets, 24-hour restriction through 2011. Work began Jan. 12.
Also, Norris Street, ramp construction with lane restrictions at Front Street and Delaware Avenue, 24-hour restriction through 2011. Work began Jan. 12.
Ridley Park – Ridley Avenue, Aqua utility installation, closed/detoured between Constitution Avenue and Cresswell/Tasker streets 9 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays and through Aug. 28. Work began March 9.
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