Lane closures planned for barrier installation

Westbound Route 422 will be closed and detoured from Route 100 (Pottstown Pike) to the split with Benjamin Franklin Highway on Thursday, July 12, and Friday, July 13.

The closures will take place from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. for barrier installation as part of a project to improve and reconstruct 1.2 miles of Route 422 from just east of the Schuylkill River bridge to just west of the Montgomery County line in North Coventry Township, West Pottsgrove Township and Douglass Township, PennDOT announced.

Crews will be working to set barrier to establish a new pattern to shift westbound Route 422 traffic onto the eastbound lanes just west of the Route 100 Interchange. During the overnight closure, Route 422 motorists will be directed to take Route 100 North (Pottstown Pike) and High Street/ Benjamin Franklin Highway to access westbound Route 422.

Drivers are advised to allow extra time when traveling near the work area because backups will occur. All scheduled activities are weather dependent.

Under this improvement project, PennDOT is reconstructing Route 422 on both existing and new alignments; reconfiguring the Route 422/Stowe Interchange to a diamond configuration; removing and replacing the existing ramps and culverts; installing new Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) equipment, message boards, cameras, signing, pavement markings, lighting, concrete median barriers, median glare screens and guide rail; upgrading stormwater management facilities and pipes; and constructing and restoring wetlands.

H & K Group Inc. of Schwenksville is the general contractor on the $35,581,408 improvement project which is financed with 100 percent state funds from Act 89, Pennsylvania’s Transportation Plan. The entire project is scheduled to be completed in late 2020.

For more information on the project, visit www.422improvements.com.