Route 100 lane closures in April

Daylong lane closures will be in place on Route 100 in Uwchlan and West Whiteland for approximately two weeks starting Monday for the installation of aerial fiber optic lines, the state Department of Transportation announced Friday.

The operation is part of the $17.4 million project to widen Route 100 to three lanes in each direction from Route 113 to Swedesford Road/Waterloo Road. The project is scheduled to finish in late April.

Over the next two weeks, the northbound right lane will be closed on Route 100 from Ship Road to Sheree Boulevard. Route 100’s southbound right lane will be closed from Marchwood Road to Sunrise Drive. An additional lane closure also may occur, if needed, weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m..

Motorists are advised to allow additional time for travel on Route 100 during construction. The work schedule is dependent on the weather.

PennDOT’s contractor is nearing completion on the project to improve 2.5 miles of Route 100. PennDOT opened the third travel lane in each direction on the road last November.

Additional improvements made under this project include the replacement of jug-handle ramps with turn lanes; new traffic signals; new concrete median barrier; storm water collection system enhancements and new storm water management facilities; a sound wall along southbound Route 100 between Rutgers Drive and Worthington Drive; a rock slope wall on Gordon Drive; sidewalks along northbound Route 100 from Ship Road to Sharp Lane, and along southbound Route 100 between Rutgers Drive and Worthington Lane; and a truck weigh station on the former northbound Ship Road jug handle. Allan A. Myers of Worcester, Montgomery County, is the general contractor on the $17,386,617 contract, which is financed with 80 percent federal and 20 percent state funds.

The Route 100 improvement project is a partnership effort between PennDOT and Uwchlan. PennDOT is financing and managing construction while Uwchlan financed and performed the preliminary engineering and final design phases of the project.