Construction begins on project to improve safety on Route 41

The Wolf Administration announced that construction is beginning on a project to improve travel and safety along Route 41 (Gap Newport Pike) on the approach to the Route 841 (Chatham Road) Intersection by constructing a gateway at the north and south ends of the Village of Chatham in London Grove Township, Chester County. The project is scheduled to be completed in late December.

“The goal of this project is to slow down traffic as it enters the Chatham Historic District which is centered around the intersection of Route 41 and Route 841,” Governor Tom Wolf said. “The safety measures implemented along this corridor will help save lives by reducing speeds and crashes.”

As part of the construction, a single lane closure with flagging is scheduled in both directions on Route 41 (Gap Newport Pike) between Mosquito Lane and Pennock Lane and between London Grove Road and Penwyck Lane Tuesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for tree clearing operations.

Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work areas because backups and delays will occur. The work schedule is weather dependent.

Under this improvement project, PennDOT is widening pavement to provide a curbed median that will serve as a gateway to

the village; updating signing, pavement markings and drainage; and installing new guide rail.

This is the first of three projects that PennDOT is advancing to construction to improve travel and safety on Route 41 (Gap Newport Pike) in Londonderry and London Grove townships. The Route 41 (Gap Newport Pike)/Route 841 (Chatham Road) and Route 41 (Gap Newport Pike)/Route 926 (Street Road) intersection improvement projects

are currently in preliminary design.

Road-Con, Inc. of West Chester, Chester County, is the general contractor on the $1,066,126 project which is financed with 80 percent federal and 20 percent state funds.

For more information on projects occurring or being bid this year, those made possible by or accelerated by Act 89, or those on the department’s Four and Twelve Year Plans, visit www.projects.penndot.gov.

A list of weekly road restrictions and PennDOT maintenance operations in the five-county Philadelphia region is available

by visiting the District 6 Traffic Bulletin at www. penndot.gov/District6.

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