The warm weather brings many benefits, including more money and time to fix pesky potholes. NBC10’s Aaron Baskerville spoke with road crews to see how they are getting to work.
What to Know
- PennDOT crews are focusing on repairing potholes on about 40 stretches of highway in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties this week.
- Drivers should prepare to slow down as roving crews work during the day.
- You can call 1-800-FIX-ROAD to report potholes you want to see get fixed.
Potholes. Anyone hitting Philadelphia area roads seemingly has been dealing with them recently.
Now, PennDOT is trying to fix the pothole problem by deploying road crews onto dozens of stretches of state routes in southeastern Pennsylvania this week.
Expect some slowdowns and lane closures on roads from the Schuylkill Expressway (I-76) to Interstate 95 to the Roosevelt Boulevard in Philadelphia and other roads in the surrounding area -- like U.S. Route 422 in Montgomery County -- as roving crews lay down asphalt to fix the bumps in the roads. (Get the full list of roads being fixed below)
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"Crews will restrict travel lanes on these state highways to patch areas of deteriorating pavement," PennDOT said in a news release. "Motorists are advised to be alert of this moving operation and to expect intermittent lane closures and possible slowdowns when driving near work crews."
PennDOT reminds drivers to slow down in work zones and avoid distracted driving to keep themselves and workers safe.
Transportation and Transit
If you have a pothole on a state route, you can call 1-800-FIX-ROAD or submit a concern on PennDOT’s website.
Here is the full list of routes being addressed (weather permitting):
Bucks County
- Holland Road, Northampton Township
Chester County
- Route 3, West Chester Borough
- Route 41, Londonderry Township
- Merlin Road, Charlestown Township
- Birchrun Road, West Vincent Township
- Art School Road, West Pikeland Township
- Hopewell Road, East Nottingham Township
- Reeceville Road, Caln Township
- Newark Road, New London Township
Delaware County
- U.S. 1 (Township Line Road), Springfield and Haverford townships
- U.S. 202, Chadds Ford, Concord, and Thornbury townships
- U.S. 322 (Conchester Highway), Concord, Bethel and Upper Chichester townships
- Concord Road, Chester, Concord and Aston townships
- Cedar Grove Road, Marple Township
- Baltimore Pike, Middletown, Upper Providence, Nether Providence, Springfield and Upper Darby townships and Clifton Heights, Lansdowne, East Lansdowne, Yeadon, Media, Swarthmore and Morton boroughs
- Beatty Road, Nether Providence and Springfield townships
- Chelsea Road, Bethel and Upper Chichester townships
- Tanguy Road, Thornbury Township
- Bethel Road, Concord and Bethel townships
- Thornton Road, Thornbury and Concord townships
- Cheyney Road, Thornbury and Concord townships
Montgomery County
- Interstate 76 ramps, Lower Merion and Upper Merion townships
- U.S. 422, Lower Merion and Upper Merion townships
- Route 611, Cheltenham, Abington, Horsham and Upper Moreland townships and Jenkintown Borough
- Fort Washington Avenue, Upper Dublin Township
- Bethlehem Pike, Lower Gwynedd and Springfield townships
- Township Line Road, Abington and Cheltenham townships
Philadelphia County
- Interstate 95 and ramps
- I-76 and ramps
- Interstate 676 (Vine Street Expressway) and ramps
- U.S. 1 (Roosevelt Boulevard)
- U.S. 1 (City Avenue)
- U.S. 13 (Baltimore Avenue)
- U.S. 13 (Frankford Avenue)
- Benjamin Franklin Parkway
- Kelly Drive
- John F. Kennedy Boulevard
- Rhawn Street
- Aramingo Avenue
- Harbison Avenue
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