Barbadoes Street Extension, Section 530, Norristown, PA
Construction Contract: $1.5 million
General Contractor: Allan Myers, LP, Worcester, PA
Construction Management: Urban Engineers, Philadelphia, PA
Construction Inspection: SP Engineering, Plymouth Meeting, PA
Funding: 100% Federal
Construction Start: July 2021
Projected Construction Completion: Fall 2021
PROJECT DETAILS
- Construct a new connector roadway to extend Barbadoes Street between Lafayette Street and Washington Street;
- The connector will provide access to business properties located along Water Street for westbound traffic on Main Street that was previously restricted under the Markley Street Improvement Project construction;
- The connector will be approximately 250 feet long with a curb-to-curb width of 30 feet;
- The connector will be stop-controlled at the intersection with Lafayette Street;
- The new intersection of Washington Street and the connector will be stop-controlled in all three directions;
- The SRT will also be stop-controlled at this intersection;
- The connector will require relocation of approximately 950 linear feet of the Schuylkill River Trail (SRT), in coordination with Montgomery County Division of Parks, Trails & Historic Sites;
- The SRT will be realigned and provide an at-grade crossing of the Barbadoes Street connector at the proposed intersection with Washington Street;
- A five-foot sidewalk is proposed on the east side of the connector road to provide access between SRT and Lafayette Street;
- ADA appropriate facilities will be provided for the SRT and sidewalk at the intersection with the connector road;
- Post-construction stormwater management facilities will include a new rain garden along the SRT; and
- A temporary trail will be provided within the project site during construction. The temporary trail will be signed and maintained within temporary concrete barriers and fencing.
CONSTRUCTION STATUS — SUMMER 2021
Early-stage construction is underway, including utility relocations, drainage work, and construction of an extended modular block wall along the SRT.