PennDOT slashes Rt. 926 bridge build to six months

$9 million project slated to start in Feb., 2017 By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times PennDOT now says it will only need six months of road closures to replace the Rt. 926 bridge over the Brandywine Creek. POCOPSON — Although it meant a year of delay while operational plans were revised, the new timeline to rebuild the bridge over the Brandywine Creek on Rt. 926 will need only six months of road closure,...

Dinniman: US-1, Rt. 10 to get repave in So. Chester County

Construction is underway on a PennDOT project to repair deteriorated pavement on two state highways in southern Chester County, state Senator Andy Dinniman said. Crews began work Tuesday to resurface nearly six miles of U.S. 1 between Hopewell Road and Route 896 (Newark Road) in East Nottingham, Lower Oxford, Upper Oxford and Oxford. The project is expected to be completed in late April. ...

Open house on Rt. 925 bridge replacement, March 30

POCOPSON — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) will hold an open house public meeting on Wednesday, March 30, from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM for the upcoming project to replace the Route 926 (Street Road) bridge over the Brandywine Creek in Birmingham and Pocopson townships. The public meeting will be held at the Pocopson Elementary School, which is located at 1105 Pocopson Road in Pocopson...

Lane closures on Rt. 30 this week

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) today announced that lane restrictions are scheduled on the U.S. 30 (Coatesville Downingtown Bypass) between Airport Road and Manor Avenue in Caln and Valley townships, Chester County, on Sunday, March 13, through Tuesday, March 15, from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM, for concrete median barrier and guide rail installations.    Send...

Brandywine Creed Rd. to close March 14-16

Brandywine Creek Road is scheduled to close between Harvey Bridge Road and Route 162 (Embreeville Road) in Newlin, on Monday, March 14, through Wednesday, March 16, from 7 AM to 5 PM, for core boring, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced. During construction, Brandywine Creek Road through traffic will be detoured over Harvey Bridge Road and Route 162 (Embreeville Road)....

Restricted travel on Route 52: Jan 19 – 26th

Gas main installation scheduled   KENNETT TOWNSHIP – Travel restrictions are scheduled on eastbound Route 52 (Kennett Pike) between Hillendale Road and Byron Road in Kennett Township beginning Tuesday, January 19, for utility construction by PECO Energy, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) said today.  Utility crews will work weekdays from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM through...

Commuter Alert: East Penn Railroad to close Route 52 for rail crossing replacement

  KENNETT TOWNSHIP – The East Penn Railroad will close Route 52 (Kennett Pike) between Pond View Drive and Burrow Run Road in Kennett Township, Chester County from 6:00 PM Friday, November 13, to 5:00 Monday, November 16, for the replacement of a railroad crossing, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) today announced.    Send article as PDF   ...

State closes Birmingham Road at Radley Run bridge

BIRMINGHAM — The state Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced the emergency closure of Birmingham Road at Radley Run because of structural damage found on the bridge. PennDOT said Tuesday that the bridge will be closed indefinitely. During the bridge closure, Birmingham Road through traffic will be detoured over Route 52 (Lenape Road), Creek Road and Route 926 (Street Road). Local access...

E. Marlborough names Allen to library board

Township considers helping PennDOT fix roads By Karen Cresta, Staff Writer, The Times EAST MARLBOROUGH – Due to the upcoming Labor Day holiday next Monday, the East Marlborough Township Board of Supervisors held its meeting a week earlier on Tuesday evening. The meeting was only a little over an hour long but discussions on the current road conditions, specifically pot holes on state roads, took...

PennDOT plans bridge repairs on Rt. 41

Construction will begin in mid-October on a two-month, $7.5 million project to improve two structurally deficient bridges on Route 41 (Gap Newport Pike) in Atglen Borough, West Fallowfield Township and West Sadsbury Township, Chester County, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced today. The project is scheduled to finish in December. To expedite the replacement of the bridge over Valley...