Road work scheduled on Route 422 west

Nighttime and daytime lane restrictions are scheduled next week on westbound Route 422 and Route 73 (Skippack Pike) as part of a project to repair and resurface 50 miles of state highway in Montgomery County, PennDOT announced. The work schedule is:

• Sunday, Aug. 5, and Monday, Aug. 6, from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m., lane restrictions are scheduled on Route 73 (Skippack Pike) between Green Hill Road and Mara Drive in Worcester and Whitpain townships, for milling;

• Monday, Aug. 6, through Wednesday, Aug. 8, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., lane restrictions are scheduled on westbound Route 422 between the Route 363 (Trooper Road) and Oaks (Egypt Road) interchanges in Upper Providence and Lower Providence townships, for milling;

• Monday, Aug. 6, through Friday, Aug. 10, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., lane restrictions are scheduled on Route 73 (Skippack Pike) between Green Hill Road and Mara Drive in Worcester and Whitpain townships, for utility adjustments and inlet repair;

• Wednesday, Aug. 8, and Thursday, Aug. 9, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., lane restrictions are scheduled on westbound Route 422 between the Route 363 (Trooper Road) and Oaks (Egypt Road) interchanges in Upper Providence and Lower Providence townships, for concrete patching operations;

• Thursday, Aug. 9, and Friday, Aug. 10, from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m., lane restrictions are scheduled on Route 73 (Skippack Pike) between Green Hill Road and Mara Drive in Worcester and Whitpain townships, for paving; and

• Friday, Aug. 10, and Saturday, Aug. 11, from 8: p.m. to 9 a.m., lane restrictions are scheduled on westbound Route 422 between the Route 363 (Trooper Road) and Oaks (Egypt Road) interchanges in Upper Providence and Lower Providence townships, for concrete patching operations.

Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work areas because slowdowns will occur. The contractor’s schedule is dependent on the weather.

As part of this improvement project, Route 422 in both directions from just east of the Route 29 (Collegeville Road) Interchange to west of the Route 363 (Trooper Road) Interchange in Upper Providence and Lower Providence townships, will be resurfaced.

Allan Myers, LP of Worcester, Montgomery County, is the general contractor on the $13,260,444 project, which is financed with 100 percent state funds from Act 89, Pennsylvania’s Transportation Plan.

Work on the project is expected to be completed in late 2018.