U.S. 422 Improvements: Schuylkill River Bridge

PennDOT is rebuilding and widening the U.S. 422 bridges over the Schuylkill River, Norfolk Southern Railroad, South Trooper Road and the Schuylkill River Trail in West Norriton and Upper Merion townships, Montgomery County.

This improvement is part of the Schuylkill River Crossing Complex of transportation improvement projects which consists of four separate projects to improve multi-modal travel and reduce congestion between the Route 363 (Trooper Road) and Route 23 (Valley Forge Road) interchanges.

The focal point of this program is the replacement and expansion of the U.S. 422 bridges and the widening of one mile of U.S. 422 between the Route 363 and Route 23 interchanges. This project.

The new bridges will provide a total width of approximately 146 feet, wide enough for eight travel lanes. When initially opened, the new bridge will carry six lanes - three eastbound and three westbound. There will be two through lanes in each direction plus a third lane on both sides for motorists to use to travel between the Route 363 and Route 23 interchanges. The new bridges will be wide enough for the possible addition of a third through lane in each direction sometime in the future.

This project also includes improving the U.S. 422 west off-ramp to Route 363 and the Route 363 on-ramp to U.S. 422 east; replacing the Route 23 bridge over U.S. 422; realigning the U.S. 422 east off-ramp to Route 23 with the construction of a fly-over ramp; rebuilding 1,500 feet of Route 23 approaching the U.S. 422 Interchange; improving the Route 23 on-ramp to U.S. 422 west; widening the U.S. 422 east off-ramp to First Avenue to accommodate two lanes and widening the intersection of North Gulph Road and First Avenue to accommodate a separate right-turn lane on southbound North Gulph Road at the intersection.

Construction began in February 2016 and is scheduled to finish in late 2020.

Montgomery County: 97.4 million

Chestnut Street Bridges

PennDOT is rehabilitating, repairing and repainting the steel superstructure and replacing the deck of the Chestnut Street Bridge over the Schuylkill River that connects Center City Philadelphia with University City and West Philadelphia. The project also will replace the decks of three adjacent Chestnut Street bridges (over 30th Street and Amtrak; over CSX rail lines; and over 24th Street), two viaducts on Schuylkill Avenue and two ramp structures for I-76 (Chestnut Street WB off-ramp, Walnut Street EB on-ramp).

The project also includes resurfacing Chestnut Street from 31st Street to 30th Street, and from 24th Street to 23rd Street, constructing wider sidewalks and installing decorative barrier and railings on the Chestnut Street and Schuylkill Avenue bridges; rehabilitating a 900-foot section of the river wall structure between I-76 and the Schuylkill River from Market Street and Walnut Street; rehabilitating a 15-foot section of the retaining wall supporting the Schuylkill River Trail under Chestnut Street; installing new traffic signals, Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) equipment, and street lighting along Chestnut Street between 31st Street and 23rd Street; replacing millennium lighting on Chestnut Street over the Schuylkill River; constructing a new trellis at the Chestnut Street Trailhead to the Schuylkill River Trail; restriping pavement markings for a bicycle lane on Chestnut Street between 34th Street and 22nd Street; and installing a new clear acrylic barrier along Amtrak Northeast Corridor tracks located on the west side of Schuylkill Avenue West between Chestnut Street and Walnut Street.

Construction began in August 2017 and is scheduled to finish in October 2021.

Philadelphia County: $103.2 million

U.S. 1 Improvements

U.S. 1 Section RC1 is the first of three construction contracts to rebuild and widen U.S. 1; replace aging bridges; and install safety enhancements along a four-mile section of the expressway from just north of the City of Philadelphia to just north of Route 413 (Pine Street) in Middletown Township and Langhorne Borough.

Improvements under this first contract include constructing a third travel lane along U.S. 1 in each direction from the Route 132 (Street Road) interchange to just north of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Interchange; building an auxiliary lane along U.S 1 in each direction between the Route 132 (Street Road) and Pennsylvania Turnpike interchanges; raising the profile of U.S. 1 from south of the Route 132 (Street Road) Interchange to north of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Interchange to improve vertical clearances for U.S. 1 structures over Route 132 (Street Road), the Pennsylvania Turnpike, and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Interchange ramps; upgrading U.S. 1 interchanges at Route 132 (Street Road) and the Pennsylvania Turnpike; adding a northbound right-turn lane along U.S. 1 from Old Lincoln Highway to Route 132 (Street Road); reconfiguring the Route 132 (Street Road) Interchange and adding a ramp from Route 132 (Street Road) eastbound to U.S. 1 southbound; increasing the existing loop ramp radius to improve design speed to 30 miles-per-hour and incorporating a second lane on the U.S 1 northbound exit ramp to the Pennsylvania Turnpike; removing the existing bridge that carries U.S. 1 over a closed private access road; and reconstructing four bridges.

Additionally, this project includes the construction of a sound barrier and retaining wall; installation of 13 sign structures, traffic signals and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) equipment along the corridor; relocation of sanitary sewer and water service lines; upgrades to drainage and stormwater systems; and construction of on-site and off-site mitigation sites.

Construction began in October 2018 and is scheduled to finish by the end of 2022.

Bucks County: $95.1 million