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Northeastern Extension Total Reconstruction & Widening Project Northeastern Extension Total Reconstruction & Widening Project Mid-County Interchange to the Lansdale Interchange • Montgomery County, PA Comments or Questions? Detach form and send to: Name (Please print clearly) Lugene Keys Address KCI Technologies, Inc. 5001 Louise Drive Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 City State Zip Code E-mail Subscribe to NEXT, or send YES! – I would like to subscribe to NEXT, the project newsletter. your comments online at www.paturnpike.com Harrisburg, PA 17106-7676 PA Harrisburg, P.O. Box 67676 Box P.O. PERMIT NO. XXX NO. PERMIT Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Commission Turnpike Pennsylvania HARRISBURG PA HARRISBURG US POSTAGE PAID POSTAGE US PRSRT STD PRSRT Northeastern Extension Total Reconstruction & Widening Project Mid-County Interchange to the Lansdale Interchange • Montgomery County, PA Spring 2010 • Vol. 4, No. 1 Northeastern Extension Total Reconstruction and Widening Project Update What’s Inside? he final design for the six-mile southern section of Turnpike main- line is 90 percent complete with mainline construction scheduled to Northeastern Extension Tbegin next year. Past & Present: Did you know... Engineers are currently finalizing the de- sign plans for the southern section of the Updated Project Turnpike mainline, which includes the area Construction Timeline between the Mid-County Interchange and Berks Road, spanning Plymouth, Whitpain Construction Update and Worcester Townships (Mileposts A20 to Information on Recent Construction A26). This section of the project is expected Activity to be bid this summer, in time for an antici- pated spring 2011 construction start date. The Morris Road bridge must be widened Hot Topics Before the southern mainline construction to accommodate six lanes and will be When will the noise walls be built? commences, the DeKalb Pike (SR 202) and closed to traffic during its construction. Walton Road overhead bridge replacements will be completed. Additional details on the Prior to the start of construction on the status of these projects are provided in the northern section of the Turnpike mainline, Construction Update on page 3 of this news- three overhead bridges will be replaced to Contact letter. prepare for the six-lane widening. The first Gerald Rollman bridge scheduled for replacement is Morris Project Manager P.O. Box 67676 Progress also continues to be made on the Road, which crosses the Turnpike at Mile- Harrisburg, PA 17106-7676 post A27.2. The Morris Road bridge will be (717) 939-9551, Ext. 5780 final design for the northern section of the E-Mail: [email protected] project area. When design plans for this sec- closed to traffic during construction, and a detour will be implemented in April. Traffic Donald Steele, P.E. tion of the project are ready to be shared with Sr. Engineering Project Manager will be diverted over Valley Forge Road (SR the public, a Plans Display will be scheduled 251 Flint Hill Road and is anticipated to be held later this year. 363), Skippack Pike (SR 73) and Bethel King of Prussia, PA 19406 Road (SR 3006) until the Morris Road (610) 292-3795 The northern section includes the area from E-Mail: [email protected] Berks Road to the Lansdale Interchange bridge re-opens to traffic later this year. Lugene Keys (Mileposts A26 to A31) traversing Worces- Public Outreach Program Manager ter, Upper Gwynedd and Towamencin Town- Following the Morris Road bridge replace- KCI Technologies, Inc. ment, the bridges carrying Bustard Road 5001 Louise Drive ships. This section will feature three new Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 and Sumneytown Pike over the Turnpike will auxiliary ramps. This design will allow mo- (717) 691-1340 torists to enter the Turnpike southbound be replaced. The bridges will be completed E-Mail: [email protected] from the intersection of Old Forty Foot Road prior to the northern section’s mainline con- struction, which is tentatively scheduled to Please visit our project web site and Sumneytown Pike (SR 63) and exit the by logging onto www.paturn- Turnpike northbound onto Sumneytown Pike begin in 2014. pike.com. Click on the Major Design and Construction Proj- using E-Z Pass Only ramps. Additionally, an ects link, then the Milepost A20- auxiliary entrance ramp will be constructed Both the southern and northern mainline A30 Widening link to access the at Towamencin Avenue (existing Lansdale construction projects will be completed in Northeastern Extension web site. Interchange entrance at Sumneytown Pike) three years, rather than two, as previously to ease the congestion at the interchange. anticipated. Northeastern Extension Total Reconstruction & Widening Northeastern Extension Past & Mid-County Interchange to the Lansdale Interchange Present: Did you know... Updated Project Timeline Then * All future project dates are Groundbreaking on the Northeastern Extension began on estimates and are subject to Feasibility Study 1999 March 25, 1954 with aspirations of connecting the existing Turn- change. Initiatied pike roadway with Scranton, the Poconos and the Lehigh Valley area. The Northeastern Extension, completed in its entirety, Feasibility Study Plans 2002 Feasibility Study Display Completed opened to traffic on November 7, 1957. Preliminary 2005 You may remember the Northeastern Extension by another Design Initiated name - Route 9. The Federal Highway Administration reas- signed the state roadway for inclusion as part of Interstate 476 2006 Preliminary on November 1, 1996. This designation allowed I-476 to sur- Design Completed pass I-495 in Massachusetts as the longest auxiliary Interstate Highway. Preliminary 2007 Noise Impact Design Open House Plans Analysis Report Displays Released Now Mainline Alternative 2008 Final Design Open House The Northeastern Extension Total Reconstruction and Widening Engineering & Final Plans Display Southern Design Initiated Section Project is the first extensive renovation the highway has seen since its opening 52 years ago. Kriebel & Bethel Road 2009 Walton Road & DeKalb Overhead Bridge Con- Pike Overhead Bridge struction Project Construction Project While the I-476 corridor spans 132.1 miles north and south in Noise Wall Community Meeting 2010 Morris Road eastern Pennsylvania, the Turnpike’s Northeastern Extension Southern Section Overhead Bridge Con- section of the interstate is 110.6 miles long. The remaining 21.5 Final Design Open House struction Project Plans Display Northern miles is known as the Mid-County Expressway or “Blue Route” Section 2011 Final Design Completed for and is maintained by PennDOT. Southern Section Southern Section Mainline Construction 2012 Noise Wall Sumneytown Pike Community Meeting Overhead Bridge Northern Section Construction Project Community Outreach Final Design Completed 2013 for Northern Section The Pennsylvania Turnpike wants to take part in your local community events! We’ll bring EZ-Pass information, travel maps, and the most current project information. A North- 2014 Bustard Road Northern Section eastern Extension project team member will always be on Mainline Construction Overhead Bridge Con- struction Project hand to answer your questions. We’re just waiting to hear *This timeline represents an overview of the project history and an estimated time frame for from you! If you have any information on local community future project milestones. This project is part of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission’s events, please contact: $2 billion statewide total reconstruction initiative which entails rebuilding sections of the 50- plus-year-old Turnpike facility from the ground up. As of 2009, 71.5 miles of Turnpike roadway have already been reconstructed, 14 miles are currently under construction, and a number of Mimi Doyle mainline projects are in preliminary or final design. The new roadway design meets current PTC Public Involvement Specialist interstate design standards and will provide a safer and more efficient travel experience for Turnpike customers. Traffic volumes currently estimated at 67,000 vehicles/day on this sec- (610) 239-4117 tion of the Turnpike roadway are projected to reach 100,000 vehicles/day by the year 2030. [email protected] Printed on recycled paper Northeastern Extension Total Reconstruction & Widening Project Mid-County Interchange to the Lansdale Interchange • Montgomery County, PA Construction Update he $12 million project to replace the bridges that carry Walton Road (SR 3012) and DeKalb Pike (SR 202) over the Northeastern Extension (I-476) continues to move forward with minimal impact to local traffic. The contractor on the project, R. E. Pierson Con- Tstruction, has switched traffic onto the newly constructed sections of the bridges. Walton Road, Plymouth Township: After the traffic was shifted to the northside of Walton Road in February 2009, the contractor began preparations for the demolition of the northern half of the existing bridge. The demolition was completed on April 26, 2009. New beams were placed in October 2009 and traffic began using the new structure in February, 2010. On Walton Road, construction crews paved the approaches, placed temporary pave- ment markings and reset temporary concrete barrier the first week in February to accommodate shifting traffic to the newly constructed portion of the bridge. The contractor removed the girders on the northern half of the existing bridge in early March. DeKalb Pike (Route 202), Whitpain Township: On July 19, 2009 the southside of the existing structure was removed. New beams were placed in October 2009 and the contractor continues to move forward
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