Sidewalk Construction, Paving This Spring
PennDOT’s contractor continued construction over the winter under a $7.8 million project to rehabilitate the historic Elm Street Stone Arch Bridge at the intersection of Markley Street and Elm Street in Norristown.
Construction crews have completed structural arch repairs on the top side of the bridge, and “lightweight concrete” was placed to secure the top side repairs at the intersection.
Workers will complete the new curbs, sidewalks (see below), and barriers this spring and begin paving operations at the intersection. The pavement on Elm Street will be realigned at this time.
Additional improvements under this contract include new adaptive traffic signals, ADA curb ramps, signage, and guide rails. They are expected to be completed by early summer 2025.
During construction, the intersection remains closed and detoured to the traveling public. Traffic is detoured along routes designed to lessen the impact of traffic approaching the work area. All businesses in the area have remained open throughout the duration of the project. The detour is projected to be lifted in spring 2025.
The Elm Street Bridge rehabilitation project is anticipated to be completed in late 2025.
Work on the corridor began in 2013 with widening and reconstruction between Elm Street and Johnson Highway (Section 520), ending in fall 2015. In 2019, the second of four contracts (Section 510) began, improving the corridor and intersecting streets between Main Street and Elm Street. The third section of the corridor, Section 530, extended Barbadoes Street from Lafayette Street to Washington Street to improve traffic flow by providing an alternate route through the busy intersection of Markley Street and Main Street, finishing in 2022.