King of Prussia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that U.S. 202 (Dekalb Pike) has reopened in both directions between Henderson Road and Saulin Boulevard in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, following sinkhole repair by PA American Water. All northbound and southbound travel lanes were reopened at about 8:20 PM.

U.S. 202 (Dekalb Pike) was closed just after 8:00 PM on Monday, July 10, following the discovery of a sinkhole during a reported water outage in the area.

PA American Water repaired the water main; filled the sinkhole with aggregate and stones; wrapped the fill in a geotextile fabric to stabilize the ground; and installed a subbase before paving with asphalt and line striping the highway.

Lane closures on U.S. 202 (Dekalb Pike) will be needed at a date to be determined to replace the asphalt with concrete. The restrictions will occur during off-peak travel times.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.

For a complete list of construction projects impacting state-owned highways in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties, visit the District 6 Traffic Bulletin.

Information about infrastructure in District 6, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D6Results. Find PennDOT's planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov. 

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Contact: Brad Rudolph, bradrudolph@pa.gov

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