King of Prussia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that major construction has been completed a year ahead of schedule on a $44.1 million project to widen and reconstruct nearly three miles of U.S. 202 from south of Morris Road to Hancock Road in Whitpain and Lower Gwynedd townships, Montgomery County.

The U.S. 202 Section 65S project is one of four mainline contracts under PennDOT's multi-phase program to reconstruct, widen and improve travel on a 9.1-mile section of U.S. 202 and selected intersections between Johnson Highway in Norristown and Route 309 in Montgomery Township.

Construction on the first mainline section (65N) from Route 309 to Hancock Road was completed in 2012. Construction is ongoing on the two final mainline U.S. 202 sections between Township Line Road and Johnson Highway Road in Whitpain and East Norriton townships and Norristown.

Under the U.S. 202 Section 65S project, PennDOT's contractor performed the following improvements:

• Reconstructed and widened U.S. 202 from two lanes to five lanes with a center turn lane from Morris Road to Grasshopper Lane and from Schoolhouse Lane to Swedesford Road;
• Widened U.S. 202 from two lanes to four lanes with a mountable median curb from the Wissahickon Creek crossing to south of Schoolhouse Lane;
• Installed five-foot bicycle lanes in both directions in the five-lane sections;
• Reconstructed the bridge over the Wissahickon Creek;
• Constructed two sound walls and three retaining walls;
• Installed new signals, signing and pavement markings;
• Performed drainage improvements;
• Integrated Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) to improve traffic flow;
• Reconstructed a wetland channel adjacent to Wissahickon Creek; and
• Reconstructed a stone wall adjacent to the Gwynedd Friends Meetinghouse property.
  

While major construction on the project has been completed, additional work will continue through spring 2024 under this contract, which includes performing additional paving; improving stormwater management facilities at several locations; and constructing an additional sound wall on the northbound side of U.S. 202 between Township Line Road and Grasshopper Lane in Lower Gwynedd Township. Drivers can expect periodic daytime lane closures at various locations through April 2024.

James D. Morrissey, Inc. of Philadelphia is the general contractor on the Section 65S project, which is financed with 80 percent federal and 20 percent state funds.

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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