Posted on Sat, Jun. 27, 2009
Bridge inspections near the Route 202 interchange will slow traffic on the Schuylkill Expressway in Upper Merion on Monday and Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said. The work will be done from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., weather permitting.
On Monday, between the Pennsylvania Turnpike's Valley Forge and Route 202 interchanges, the eastbound expressway's right lane will be closed from 9 a.m. to noon and the left lane from noon to 3 p.m.
From 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday, the westbound right lane will be closed approaching the Route 202 interchange within the inner drive that takes motorists to the turnpike tollbooth at Valley Forge. The Route 202 northbound off-ramp to westbound I-76 will be reduced to one lane from noon to 3 p.m.
Motorists should allow extra time or use an alternate route, PennDot said. - Inquirer staff