Route 100 lane closures scheduled for bridge painting

UPPER POTTSGROVE » Southbound Route 100 (Pottstown Pike) is scheduled to close at the Farmington Avenue Interchange in Upper Pottsgrove Township, on Sunday, June 3, through Thursday, June 7, from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., for painting of the structure carrying Farmington Avenue over Route 100 (Pottstown Pike), PennDOT announced.

During this operation, southbound Route 100 (Pottstown Pike) motorists will be directed to exit at Farmington Avenue and then re-enter the highway at the entrance ramp at the interchange.

Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the construction area because slowdowns will occur. The work schedule is weather dependent.

On May 7, PennDOT reopened the bridge carrying Farmington Avenue over Route 100 (Pottstown Pike) following a six-week rehabilitation project which included repairing the existing concrete bridge deck using hydro demolition and applying a latex modified concrete overlay; replacing the existing deck joints; resetting the bearings; upgrading safety features and milling and paving the bridge approaches.

The Farmington Avenue bridge over Route 100 (Pottstown Pike) was built in 1964. The one-span, welded, steel-I beam bridge is 113 feet long, 45 feet wide and carries an average of 4,494 vehicles a day.

The structure is one of 11 bridges in Bucks, Chester and Montgomery counties that PennDOT is repairing under a $5,505,505 project financed by Act 89, the state’s transportation plan.

Structures completed under this project include:

· Gypsy Lane over Interstate 76 in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County;

· Northbound U.S. 1 over Church Road in New Garden Township, Chester County;

· Southbound U.S. 1 over Church Road in New Garden Township, Chester County;

· Cowpath Road over Perkiomen Creek in Salford and Franconia townships, Montgomery County;

· Township Road over U.S. 1 in Lower Oxford Township, Chester County;

· University Road bridge over U.S. 1 in Upper Oxford Township, Chester County;

· Spring Garden Street bridge over Interstate 76 in West Conshohocken Borough, Montgomery County; and

· Terwood Road bridge over Pennypack Creek in Upper Moreland Township, Montgomery County.

The remaining bridges included in this rehabilitation project include:

· Thatcher Road over Tohickon Creek in Richland Township, Bucks County; and

· Thatcher Road over Kimples Creek in Haycock Township, Bucks County.

Work on the entire project is expected to be completed in October 2019.