Sunoco to restrict Ship Road weekdays for utility improvements

WEST WHITELAND » Sunoco Logistics is planning weekday lane closures on Ship Road between Hunter Lane and Gary Terrace in West Whiteland Township, Chester County, on Tuesday, April 3, through Friday, April 13, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., for pipeline maintenance, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced.

Drivers are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work area. The schedule is weather dependent.

Sunoco Logistics will complete this project under a PennDOT Highway Occupancy Permit.

For more information on projects occurring or being bid this year, those made possible by or accelerated by Act 89, or those on the department’s Four and Twelve Year Plans, visit www. projects.penndot.gov.

A list of weekly road restrictions and PennDOT maintenance operations in the five-county Philadelphia region is available by visiting the District 6 Traffic Bulletin at www.penndot.gov/District6.

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 850 traffic cameras.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.