Drivers Face Route 202 Delays

Drivers will run into daytime lane closures this week at several spots along the Route 202 corridor for ongoing construction of the Route 202 Parkway, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said recently.

Construction-related delays include:

• In Warrington and New Britain townships, drivers will face traffic stoppages for equipment crossings on County Line Road between Upper State and Stump Road all this week, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Flagger-controlled single lane conditions will be in place Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for road widening at: Route 152 (Limekiln Pike) between Stump Road and Route 202 (Butler Avenue); and at Upper State Road between County Line and Pickertown roads.
• Almshouse Road will be closed and detoured between Upper State Road and Lower State Road in Doylestown Township for three weeks starting Monday for pavement reconstruction. part of Almshouse Road to provide the needed clearance where the Route 202 Parkway will cross over the road. Almshouse Road traffic will be detoured over Bristol Road, Route 202 (Butler Avenue) and Lower State Road during construction. Local access will be maintained.
• Wells Road in Doylestown Township remains detoured for Parkway construction between Lower State and Turk roads, and Detweiler Road is closed permanently between Stump and Upper State roads in Warrington Township.
• Utility relocation and roadway widening at the southern connection to the Parkway in Upper Gwynedd, Lower Gwynedd and Montgomery townships, Montgomery County, may impact travel on Route 202 (DeKalb Pike) between Sumneytown Pike and Route 309 (Bethlehem Pike) and on Route 63 (Welsh Road) between Stump Road and Bell Run Boulevard, located east of North Wales Road.

Restrictions may be in place Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Drivers are advised to allow additional time when traveling through each of the work zones and they are advised to add extra time for travel through these areas.

PennDOT is spending more than $200 million in state funds to build the nine-mile long Route 202 Parkway in Bucks and Montgomery counties and to improve roads approaching the Parkway’s entrances.

For more information on the Route 202 Parkway, please visit www.us202-700.com.