Travel Restrictions Start Monday on High Street

Lane and ramp closures will start Monday (Oct. 31) on High Street (Bus. Route 322) in West Goshen and Westtown townships, Chester County, for overhead bridge repairs, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced today.

High Street (Bus. Route 322) will be restricted to one lane in each direction between Lexington Avenue and Robins Nest Lane, and the southbound High Street (Bus. Route 322) ramp to Route 202 North will be closed and detoured. The lane and ramp restrictions will be in place for approximately six weeks while crews repair a steel beam on the Route 202 bridge over High Street (Bus. Route 322) that was struck and damaged.

During the closure of the southbound High Street (Bus. Route 322) ramp to Route 202 North, motorists will be detoured south on Route 202 to the Skiles Boulevard jug handle, from where they can turn onto Route 202 North.

High Street motorists are advised to allow additional time for travel in this area as backups may occur. 

The bridge work is being done as part of PennDOT’s $19.3 million project to rehabilitate and resurface 4.3 miles of Route 202 between the Route 100 Interchange and High Street. Construction began in May 2010 and is scheduled to finish in May 2012.

Allan A. Myers, LP of Worcester, Montgomery County is the general contractor on the $19,377,081 project that is financed with 100 percent federal ARRA funds.