Royersford’s Main Street lanes to close for work

ROYERSFORD >> Single lane closures are scheduled on Main Street between 4th Avenue and 5th Avenue in Royersford Borough, Montgomery County, beginning next week.

Closures will begin on Monday, November 26, and last through Friday, November 30, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. for traffic signal installations, PennDOT announced.

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

Work under this improvement project is part of PennDOT’s ‘Green Light-Go’ initiative, Pennsylvania’s Municipal Signal Partnership Program designed to improve the efficiency and operation of existing traffic signals located in Pennsylvania.

The scope of work on this project includes the installation of fiber optic cables, and upgrading traffic signals at varying intersections.

Wampole – Miller of Conshohocken, Montgomery County is the general contractor on the $1,558,716 improvement project which is financed with 50 percent state and 50 percent local funds. Construction on this improvement project is expected to be completed in summer 2019.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 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 860 traffic cameras.

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