422 Project Update
Construction Continues Next Week on U.S. 422 Improvement Project in Lower Pottsgrove Township
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that construction activities will continue next week on U.S. 422, Porter Road, and Sanatoga Road under an $83.6 million project to reconstruct and improve approximately 1.7 miles of the expressway and replace two bridges between the Sanatoga Interchange and Porter Road in Lower Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery County.
Motorists are advised of the following travel restrictions:
- Monday, February 12, through Thursday, February 15, from 4:00 AM to 2:00 PM, a single lane closure will be in place on westbound U.S. 422 between Evergreen Road and Armand Hammer Boulevard for bridge and drainage construction.
- Monday, February 12, through Thursday, February 15, from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM, a single lane closure will be in place on eastbound U.S. 422 between Armand Hammer Boulevard and Evergreen Road for bridge and drainage construction.
- Monday, February 12, through Thursday, February 15, from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM, an intermittent single lane flagging pattern will be in place on Porter Road between High Street and Sanatoga Station Road for clearing and grubbing.
- Monday, February 12, through Thursday, February 15, from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM, an intermittent single lane flagging pattern will be in place on Sanatoga Road between Linfield Road and East High Street for clearing and grubbing.
Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work areas because backups and delays will occur. All scheduled activities are weather dependent.
The purpose of this project is to extend the design life and improve ride quality and safety of the U.S. 422 and improve the current condition of roadside elements such as stormwater basins, drainage inlets, slope stabilization, guiderail and signs that are in poor condition.