Politics & Government

Resurfacing Roadwork Planned This Week In Eastern Montco

PennDOT plans to resurface over 15 state roadways in the five-county Philadelphia region this week.

EASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is planning roadwork resurfacing this week of over 15 state highways to repair, resurface, and improve more than 240 miles of state highways across the five-county Philadelphia region.

Drivers are advised of the following travel restrictions:

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Drivers are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work areas because backups and delays will occur.

All scheduled activities are weather-dependent.

Under these resurfacing and improvement projects, PennDOT’s contractors are repairing, milling, and repaving state highways with new asphalt pavement that will seal roadways and provide motorists with a safer and smoother riding surface.

Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 1,200 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional X alerts.

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