Roads Projects  Around the Township

Please Note:Important updates and notices regarding new & ongoing road projects and temporary closures can be found on the Township homepage - www.whitemarshtwp.org.

TOWNSHIP PROJECTS

2023 ROAD PAVING PROGRAM

• Emerson Drive – (Hellman Road to 323 Emerson Drive)
• 12th Avenue (Jones Street to Righter Street)
• Whitefield Drive (Germantown Pike to cul-de-sac)
• Robin Lane (1st Avenue to cul-de-sac)
• 3rd Street (Joshua Road to 1st Avenue)
• 1st Avenue (3rd Street to End)
• Crescent Ave (Germantown Pike to Hain Drive)
• Thornhill Drive (Crescent Ave to Briar Lane)
• Hain Drive (Crescent Drive to Kottler Drive)
• Kottler Drive (Hain Drive to Hain Drive)
• Church Road (Ridge Pike to Germantown Pike)
• Park Avenue (Church Road to Ridge Pike)

PENNDOT

For more PennDOT information, visit www.penndot.gov. 

COUNTY PROJECTS

County Roads Listed here.

The Montgomery County Roads and Bridges Department maintains 140 bridges and over 75 miles of roadway throughout the County. They can be contacted at 610-278-3613.

Ridge Pike Improvement Project

Background: Ridge Pike is owned by Montgomery County from Philadelphia to Norristown. It carries between 20,000 and 30,000 cars each day. The original roadway alignment dates to colonial days as do some of the features along the road. The modern roadway dates from the 1930s and was widened in the 1970s. 

The project area is nearly 5 miles long and includes some very complex engineering in the areas near the PA Turnpike, the Norfolk Southern rail lines and the Sunoco pipeline. So the project has been divided into seven manageable segments for engineering and construction. Five segments are in the area between Norristown and Chemical Road; one segment is between Butler Pike and Crescent Avenue and one segment is between Crescent Avenue and Northwestern Avenue in Philadelphia.

(Updated Oct. 6, 2017)

The preliminary design for the Ridge Pike segment between Butler Pike and Crescent Avenue has begun. The Engineering firm is Rummel, Klepper and Kahn (RK&K) in King of Prussia. Over the next few weeks, the engineers and surveyors will be collecting information about the current conditions of the roadway as well as traffic volumes. Here are some things to look for:

Notice of Intent to Enter (NOITE) Letters: If your property abuts Ridge Pike, you may receive a NOITE letter indicating that the engineers or surveyors may need to enter your property in order to acquire important information about Ridge Pike.

PLEASE NOTE: The NOITE does not indicate that your property will be impacted by the future construction. We will not have any information about property impacts for several years yet.

Traffic Counts:  Traffic counting will also begin soon along Ridge Pike and the cross streets. You may see the pneumatic tubes across the street or you may see folks doing manual counts are intersections. These counts are critical to determining how best to improve Ridge Pike.

Public Info Sign-Ups: Please feel free to share the link below with your neighbors. They can sign up for the email updates as we go forward. The link to the sign-up form is under the Public Involvement title.

http://www.montcopa.org/2416/Ridge-Pike-Improvement-Project

We will be updating the site in the coming weeks to add more information about the Butler to Crescent segment.

As always, please feel free to contact me at cgilchri@montcopa.org if you have any questions.

For more information on this project, please visit: http://www.montcopa.org/2416/Ridge-Pike-Improvement-Project
 

W. VALLEY GREEN ROAD BRIDGE NOW OPEN

For any questions please refer to Montgomery County’s bridge status website at www.montcopa.org/bridgeinfo or contact us by email at BridgeInfo@montcopa.org or by calling 610-278-3613.

JOSHUA RD./STENTON AVE. & JOSHUA RD./FLOURTOWN RD. INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS:

All four legs of each intersection are being widened and dedicated left turn lanes are being added to each approach.  ADA-accessible curb ramps and crosswalks will be installed at each intersection.  Roadside drainage swales, stormwater conveyance piping and inlets, and rain gardens will also be constructed to provide stormwater management.