How to navigate Delco roads this week
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has announced tree trimming operations are slated for this week in Thornbury.
The work schedule is: •Feb. 11 through Feb.
15, lane restrictions with flagging on Dilworthtown Road between Kashmir Drive and Westtown Thornton Road; and
•Feb. 12, a single lane closure with flagging on Sweetwater Road between Sweet Briar Lane and Creek Road.
Motorists should also keep these ongoing road projects in mind this week. Chester
• Interstate 95, southbound right and enter lane closures between the Interstate 476 (Exit 7) and Route 352/Route 320 (Exit
6), 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Feb. 11 through Feb. 15 for demolition of the Melrose Avenue bridge.
Radnor
• Newtown Road, closures between RadnorChester Road and DarbyPaoli Road, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays through Feb. 28 for gas main installation. Motorists will be directed to use Darby-Paoli Road, Bryn Mawr Avenue and Sproul Road.
• Lancaster Avenue, weekday lane closures between St. Thomas Way and Ithan Avenue 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Feb. 15 for curb improvements.
PECO Energy is also planning a weekday road closure on Newtown Road and overnight lane restrictions on Radnor-Chester Road in Radnor Township for gas main installations. The work schedule is:
• Newtown Road between Radnor-Chester Road and Darby-Paoli Road,
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Feb. 28. Motorists will be directed to use Darby-Paoli Road, Bryn Mawr Avenue and Sproul Road.
• Radnor-Chester Road between Lancaster Ave. and Newtown Road, 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. through Feb. 28.
Upper Providence and Marple
• Palmer’s Mill Road, continued bridge work between Lakeview Drive and Newtown Street Road from
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through the summer as crews continue work to expand a bridge over the Springton Reservoir.
Haverford
• Ardmore Avenue, weekday lane restrictions with flagging between Morris Road and Lancaster Avenue, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through early May for utility installation.
Upper Chichester
• Bethel Avenue, weekday closures between Conchester Highway and Dutton Street, 9 a.m. to
3 p.m. through the end of April for utility installation.
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For 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
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