King of Prussia, PA – Construction is scheduled to begin on Monday, March 21, on a project to replace the culvert carrying Washington Lane over branch of Pennypack Creek in Lower Moreland Township, Montgomery County, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.

Due to the nature of construction, Washington Lane will be closed and detoured 24/7 between Route 63 (Welsh Road) and Terwood Road beginning Monday, March 21, 2022 through the completion of the project scheduled for late July.

During the closure, Washington Lane motorists will be directed to use Route 63 (Welsh Road) and Terwood Road. Local access will be maintained up to the construction zone.

Built in 1931, the current structure will be replaced with a new box culvert and carries an average of 1,271 vehicles a day.

Washington Lane culvert is one of seven structures in Bucks, Chester, and Montgomery counties that PennDOT is repairing/replacing under a $6.5 million project financed with 100 percent state funds.

Structures completed under this project include:

• Saginaw Road over Big Elk Creek in East Nottingham and New London townships, Chester County;
• Richlandtown Pike over Cooks Creek in Springfield Township, Bucks County; and
• U.S. 1 and I-295 Interchange ramps.

Other structures scheduled for replacement/rehabilitation include the following:

• Barnsley Road over branch of Northeast Creek in East Nottingham Township, Chester County;
• Lower State Road over branch of Mill Creek in Doylestown Township, Bucks County; and
• 5th Street over Little Elk Creek in East Nottingham Township, Chester County.

Loftus Construction, Inc. of Cinnaminson, N.J., is the general contractor on the bridge/culvert improvement project. Work on the entire project is expected to be completed winter 2024.

Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com or downloading the 511PA mobile application. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras. 

For a complete list of construction projects impacting state-owned highways in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties, visit the District 6 Traffic Bulletin.

Information about infrastructure in District 6, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D6Results. Find PennDOT's planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov. 

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MEDIA CONTACT: Robyn Briggs, 610-205-6799

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