Roads Projects  Around the Township

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

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 ("Section C") and one segment is between Crescent Avenue and Northwestern Avenue in Philadelphia ("Section D").

SECTION C STATUS: 
Preliminary Design started in late-2017 and completed in 2022. Currently in the Final Design process, which is expected to continue through 2026. Constructed is anticipated to start in 2026. Get the latest on Section C from the County here.

SECTION D STATUS: 
Roadway construction on this section of Ridge Pike, which started in early-2023, was finished in late-2024, and is now fully reopen to vehicular and pedestrian traffic. View highlights of the County's ribbon-cutting ceremony HERE. Visit the Section D project page here.

For questions or comments about the Ridge Pike Improvement Project, please contact Laureen Sendel-Grant by email or by calling 610-278-3734.

Stay up-to-date on the project by visiting www.montcopa.org/2416/Ridge-Pike-Improvement-Project, where you can also sign up for project updates via email. The link to the sign-up form is under the "Public Involvement" section.

Cross County Trail Bridge and Extension Project

This County project will extend the existing Cross County Trail from its current endpoint at the Germantown Pike/Chemical Road intersection in Plymouth Township, north to Joshua Road in Whitemarsh Township, where it will tie into a soon-to-be-constructed portion of the Cross County Trail near and through Erdenheim Farm. A bridge is required to cross safely over Germantown Pike (a PennDOT-owned roadway). Prior to preliminary engineering design, the County completed two feasibility studies covering the project area: (1) For the trail bridge over Germantown Pike, and (2) For the subsequent two-mile trail extension to Joshua Road.

VISIT THE PROJECT PAGE ON THE COUNTY WEBSITE for additional information on the project, the feasibility study results, and the anticipated construction timeline. You can also view project presentations, one to the Whitemarsh Township Board of Supervisors at their November 7, 2024 quarterly Departmental Workshop meeting, and one to Plymouth Township Council in early-December.

West Valley Green Road Bridge (County Bridge #59)

This bridge, located between Creek Lane and Bethlehem Pike, within Wissahickon Valley Park in Whitemarsh Township, is a steel truss bridge originally built in 1884. In recent years, however, it has been closed and reopened to vehicular traffic due to required structural maintenance and repairs by the County in order to keep the bridge open to the public. In addition, there is a weight restriction in place, and no taller vehicles such as school buses, fire trucks, ambulances, etc., are allowed through it.In July 2023, Montgomery County and PennDOT held a virtual public meeting to get public input on several preliminary design alternatives, and fulfill specific requirements for the project. The recorded meeting, as well as the presentation, meeting minutes and more can be viewed HERE. Please refer any questions to Montgomery County’s Bridge Status page at www.montcopa.org/bridgeinfo, Email BridgeInfo@montcopa.org, or call 610-278-3613.