U.S. 322 Section 101

In December 2020, PennDOT completed more than three years of construction on the U.S. 322 Section 101 project to widen and improve 2.5 miles of U.S. 322 (Conchester Highway) from U.S 1 (Baltimore Pike) to Clayton Park in Concord Township, Delaware County.

In addition to widening the heavily traveled east-west suburban artery to two eastbound and two westbound travel lanes, installing a grass median and widening shoulders, the Section 101 project included improvements to seven intersections within the project corridor.

Under this project, two U.S. 322 (Conchester Highway) bridges - over Webb Creek/SEPTA lines and over Smithbridge Road — were replaced with new, wider structures. Five retaining walls were constructed to support the roadway and embankments in widened areas, and 1,500 feet of sound barrier wall was installed along the eastbound lanes between Station Road South and Cambridge Drive. Three dynamic message signs and six closed-circuit TV cameras were installed to optimize traffic flow along the corridor.

Section 101 is the first-of-four phases of the overall projects to improve travel and safety on a 6.7-mile section of U.S. 322 (Conchester Highway) between U.S. 1 (Baltimore Pike) and Interstate 95 in Concord, Bethel and Upper Chichester townships.

Delaware County: 64.7 million

I-95 Section BS4/H04

In January 2021, PennDOT completed construction on project to enhance traffic flow and surface street access to Interstate 95 and the Betsy Ross Bridge Interchange by widening and improving a section of Aramingo Avenue, building several new ramps, and extending Adams Avenue in the Frankford section of Philadelphia.

In addition to surface street improvements, PennDOT’s contractor built four new or replacement ramps to connect Aramingo Avenue and Adams Avenue motorists with I-95 and the Betsy Ross Bridge at the completion of a ramp replacement project, Section BR2, which is currently underway at the interchange and scheduled for completion in 2022.

A new signalized intersection constructed on Aramingo Avenue at the access to the extension of Adams Avenue (Adams Avenue Connector) has been built but will not open until Section BR2 finishes in late 2022.

Construction of the new Adams Avenue Connector (Section H04), a half-mile long roadway built in conjunction with the Section BS4 project between Torresdale Avenue and Aramingo Avenue — with access to and from the ramps to I-95 and the bridge — also is substantially completed. The Connector, a segment of which is presently in use as a detour route for ramps from the bridge that are closed for replacement, is expected to fully open at the completion of the BR2 project.

As part of the Adams Avenue Connector project, PennDOT also built a section of new lighted, multi-use trail between Torresdale Avenue and Aramingo Avenue. The new section of trail, which is currently open for pedestrians and cyclists, will ultimately connect to and become part of the Frankford Creek Greenway. In addition, Section H04 improvements along Torresdale Avenue between Frankford Avenue and Adams Avenue also were completed, including installation of new water mains and sidewalks, as well as repaving of Torresdale Avenue between Hunting Park Avenue and Auth Street.

Philadelphia County: $80.9 million

Route 63 (Sumneytown Pike) Bridge Replacements

In December 2020, PennDOT reopened the bridge that carries Route 63 (Sumneytown Pike) over East Branch Perkiomen Creek in Upper Salford Township, Montgomery County, following successful replacement. The completion of this structure was the last of the three bridges PennDOT replaced under this project. The bridges over the Unami Creek and Ridge Valley Creek were completed and reopened to traffic in December 2019.

The original bridge over East Branch Perkiomen Creek was built in 1930. The new structure is a 100-foot, single-span concrete bulb-tee beam structure supported on new concrete abutments. The roadway on the bridge was widened to carry two 11-foot wide travel lanes and two 5-foot wide shoulders. The Unami Creek and Ridge Valley Creek bridges were originally built in 1928 and 1930 and were in poor condition prior to replacement.

In addition to constructing new bridges, additional improvements included modifications to the existing drainage systems at the roadway approaches; and the installation of two permanent traffic signals at the intersection of Route 63 (Sumneytown Pike) and Barndt Road, and at Route 113 (Harleysville Pike) and Salfordville Road.

Montgomery County: $9.76 million