Nighttime lane closures and brief stoppages are scheduled next week on Interstate 476 between Route 30 (Exit 13) and Germantown Pike (Exit 20) for construction of sign structure foundations, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced today.
The operation to install new overhead sign structures and signs marks the final part of PennDOT’s $71 million project to improve 3.2 miles of Interstate 476 in Montgomery County.
Weather permitting, the contractor’s work schedule next week is:
• On Wednesday (Sept. 5), two of the three northbound lanes will be closed between the Ridge Pike and Chemical Road off-ramps (Exit 18) from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Thursday (Sept. 6), and one of three southbound lanes will be closed between Ridge Pike (Exit 18) and Interstate 76 (Exit 16) from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Thursday (Sept. 6);
• On Thursday (Sept. 6), one of the three northbound lanes will be closed between I-76 (Exit 16) and Ridge Pike (Exit 18) from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Friday (Sept. 7), and one of three southbound lanes will be closed from the Chemical Road on-ramp to the Ridge Pike Interchange (Exit 18) from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Friday (Sept. 7);
• On Thursday (Sept. 6), I-76 East will be reduced from two lanes to one at the I-476 Interchange from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Friday (Sept. 7);
• On Friday (Sept. 7), one of three southbound lanes will be closed between Germantown Pike (Exit 20) and Ridge Pike (Exit 18) from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. Saturday (Sept. 8), with a second southbound lane closing from 1 a.m. to 7 a.m. Saturday (Sept 8); and
• On Friday (Sept. 7), one of three southbound lanes will be closed between I-76 (Exit 16) and Route 30 (Exit 13) from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Saturday (Sept. 8).
Brief traffic stoppages also may occur in either direction in the I-476 from 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. during these scheduled operations.
Drivers are advised to allow extra time for travel during construction and to be alert for slowdowns and backups approaching the work zones on I-476 and I-76.
PennDOT’s contractor, Allan A. Myers, LP of Worcester, Montgomery County, substantially completed the reconstruction of I-476 between I-76 and Germantown Pike earlier this year. The project’s final construction items, including the erection of overhead sign structures, are expected to be completed by late October. The I-476 reconstruction project is financed with 100 percent federal funds.
For more information, visit www.476blueroute.com.
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