Travel restrictions for two state highways

Two state highways in Chester and Montgomery counties will be restricted for utility improvements

Travel restrictions are scheduled on Horace Avenue and Route 252 for utility installations.

KING OF PRUSSIA >> Travel restrictions are scheduled on Horace Avenue in Montgomery County and Route 252 (Valley Forge Road) in Chester County, for utility installations, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced Tuesday.

Weather permitting, the work schedule is:

Thursday, Feb. 23, though, Wednesday, March 8, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Verizon will restrict traffic weekdays on Horace Avenue between Route 611 (Old York Road) and Bockius Avenue in Abington Township, Montgomery County, for conduit installation. Traffic will be controlled by flagging; and

Thursday, Feb. 23, though, Thursday, March 9, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Aqua Pennsylvania will restrict traffic weekdays on

Route 252 (Valley Forge Road) at Sullivan Road and Anthony Wayne Drive in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County, for water main installation.

Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through these work areas.

Verizon and Aqua Pennsylvania will complete these projects under a PennDOT Highway Occupancy Permit.

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 770 traffic cameras.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.

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