Lane Restrictions for Rt. 252 Construction Begin Oct. 7

UPPER PROVIDENCE TWP.—The $5 million construction project to improve traffic flow on Route 252 (Providence Road) between Palmers Mill Road and Kirk Lane in Upper Providence Township begins Monday however motorist will begin to feel the impact next Monday.

Lane restrictions are scheduled to begin on Oct. 7 on U.S. Route 1 (Media Bypass) and Route 252 (Providence Road) in Upper Providence Township, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced. 

The weekday restrictions will be in effect through the end of December. The full project is expected to be completed in December 2014.

The following traffic restrictions, weather permitting, begin next week. There will be no road closures at this time.

• Route 1 (Media Bypass) will be reduced to a single lane in each direction at the Route 252 (Providence Road) interchange, weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Route 252 (Providence Road) will be reduced to a single lane in each direction between Evergreen Avenue and Palmers Mill Road, weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. or 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.

The bulk of the project is expected to improve traffic flow through the interchange with U.S. Route 1, by widening Rt. 252 to five lanes through the Rose Tree Road intersection, upgrading ramps, widening the intersections at Palmers Mill Road, Rose Tree Road and Kirk Lane, making traffic signal upgrades and installing sidewalks and rehabilitating the Rt. 252 (Providence Road) bridge over Rt. 1, according to PennDOT.