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US202 Section 700

Adjacent Project Section 65N Construction

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Location/Work Areas:

Route 202 (DeKalb Pike)),from Swedesford Road to Route 309 (Bethlehem Pike), Upper Gwynedd, Lower Gwynedd and Montgomery townships

Length: 2.1 miles

Route 63 (Welsh Road), Bell Run Blvd. (west of DeKalb Pike) to Stump Road, Upper Gwynedd, Lower Gwynedd and Montgomery townships

Length: .8 mile

Route 202 Parkway extension, from Route 202 (DeKalb Pike) to Route 63 (Welsh Road), Upper Gwynedd and Lower Gwynedd townships

Length: .2 mile

Features:

Reconstruct and widen the existing two lane section of Route 202 (DeKalb Pike) on existing alignment south of Route 63 (Welsh Road) to five lanes, two northbound and two southbound with a center turn lane

Mill and overlay existing five lane section of Route 202 (DeKalb Pike) on existing alignment north of Route 63 (Welsh Road) from Knapp Road to Route 309.

Widen Route 63 (Welsh Road) to four lanes, two eastbound and two westbound with a center turn lane at Route 202 (DeKalb Pike) and Route 202 Parkway intersections

Construct a 700-foot long Route 202 Parkway extension from Route 202 (DeKalb Pike) to Route 63 (Welsh Road)

Four lanes, two northbound, two southbound

Five-foot wide paved bicycle lanes each direction

Construct signalized intersection with turn lanes at

Route 202 (DeKalb Pike) and Route 202 Parkway

Route 202 Parkway and Route 63 (Welsh Road)

Install Sound Barrier Walls along

Route 202 (DeKalb Pike) Northbound; from 600 feet south of Hancock Road to Route 202 Parkway extension

Route 202 Parkway extension Northbound from Route 202 (DeKalb Pike) to Route 63 (Welsh Road)

Route 202 (DeKalb Pike) Southbound from Hancock Road south approximately 700-feet

Route 202 Parkway Access

Route 202 (DeKalb Pike) at Route 202 Parkway extension
Route 63 (Welsh Road)

Construction Information

Bid Price: $17,762,061
Contractor: Road Con Inc., West Chester, PA
Start Work: Spring 2010
Completion: Spring 2012

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Project Plan/Map	DeKalb Pike Rendering	Welsh Road Rendering

Construction Updates

2010

2009

-August 2010
-Construction Schedule
-June 2010
-May 2010
-Short Stretch of Swedesford Road to Close Permanently
-PennDOT to Begin Construction of
Section 65N
-April 2010

-December 2009
-November 2009
-September 2009

Section 65N Construction Progress Photos

Aug2010 | June2010 | May2010 | Feb2010 | All

Section 65N - August 2010

Utility work continues on DeKalb Pike near Hancock Road.

New paving is in place on Swedesford Road near Welsh Road.

A drainage basin is excavated along DeKalb Pike.

Workers install storm water piping near the Parkway entrance at DeKalb Pike.

Section 65N - June 2010

The connector between DeKalb Pike and the Parkway at Welsh Road is cleared and graded and awaiting drainage crews.

An area on the east side of DeKalb Pike is cleared and graded.

Construction continues on a connection between Gwynedd View Drive and the closed section of Swedesford Road.

A crew installs drainage pipe on Hancock Road near Route 202.

Section 65N - May 2010

A surveyor works behind silt fence, which controls runoff from the work zone, that was installed along the closed section of Swedesford Road.

Topsoil is removed from where the connector between the Parkway and Route 202 will be built.

Excavation for a sewer line is underway near Route 202 and Swedesford Road.

Work is underway to build sidewalk and curb at Horsham and Upper State roads.

Section 65N - February 2010

Photo 1: Section 65N will widen the two lane section of Route 202 (DeKalb Pike) from south of Hancock Road to Route 63 (Welsh Road) to five lanes.

Photo 2: Under 65N, the Route 202 Parkway will be connected to Route 202 (DeKalb Pike) via a section of Parkway to be constructed in the triangular area bordered by DeKalb Pike, Welsh Road and Swedesford Road.

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