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Spring House Intersection Improvement Project

Spring House Intersection Improvement Project

UPDATE:

Overnight Road Work Scheduled July 17th-July 19th

Night work is scheduled this week on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (7/17-7/19) from 7pm to 5am. Crews will be on site to complete the project roadway milling, paving, and temporary line striping. Regular work will resume during the daytime work hours of 9am-3pm. 

Also, please be aware that signal works continues at the intersection. Armour, the signal contractor, is working on the signal this week and hopes to have the permanent signal done by Tuesday, July 16th. 

Please be considerate to neighbors and do not block intersections at Gwynedd Hunt, Spring House Shopping Center or McKean Road while trying to get through this busy intersection.  In addition, please be observant of construction workers within the project area to help with their safety.

July 2024, CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

  • July 8th & July 9th: Guiderail will be installed, and manhole adjustments will be finalized
  • July 10th: Finish excavation work on the SW corner near the new signal cabinet
  • July 15th-16th: Finish sidewalk and curb installation and ramp; Finish signal work.
  • July 17th-19th: Overnight paving 7pm-5am to complete project roadway milling, paving and temporary line striping.
  • End of July: Remaining tasks will then be final paving, paving markings, and signage.

Project Summary:

The Spring House Intersection Widening Project is being funded through a PennDOT Multimodal Transportation Fund Grant.  When construction is done, at the intersection there will be:

  • a left turn lane, two through lanes and a right-turn lane on Sumneytown Pike heading eastbound toward Norristown Road;
  • two through lanes on Sumneytown Pike heading westbound from the intersection;
  • widening on Norristown Road to extend the length of the 2nd through lane westbound toward the intersection;
  • traffic signal improvements, sidewalk and trail modifications on both sides of the intersection, and ADA ramp upgrades. 

Linked below are aerial diagrams depicting how the intersection will look post construction. 

PROJECT PRESENTATION to BOS-MAY 10, 2023

Other Construction Projects:

Land Development Projects Under Construction:

  • St. Charles Borromeo Seminary- 1325 Sumneytown Pike (GMU Campus):  Project consists of the construction of a new college residence hall with a chapel, new student life center, and a new maintenance building. Parking facilities, access drive, landscaping, lighting and stormwater management improvements will also be installed as part of this project.
  • Precision Watches (Rolex Store)-1612 N. Bethlehem Pike: Project consists of the construction of a 2.5-story jewelry store and parking lot. COMPLETE.
  • Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School- 1345 Sumneytown Pike: Project consists of an expansion to the existing the school, new walkways/paths, parking lot reconfiguration and associated stormwater management facilities. 
  • Spring House Innovation Park-727 Norristown Road: Project consists of the construction of an additional parking lot for Building 14 and a 1,942 square-foot electrical substation building. Other improvement includes grading work, installation of a retaining wall, interior sidewalks, landscaping and a subsurface stormwater management facility. 
  • Johns Lane Subdivision-776 Johns Lane: Single-Family residential subdivision consisting of the creation of 5 new building lots off of an extension of Johns Lane. Site work and clearing have started.
  • Janssen-1400 McKean Road: Project consists of culvert including the removal of accumulated sediment and channel restoration at two culverts near the intersection of McKean Road and Wooded Pond and Warren Road. 
  • GMU-Francis M. Maguire Healthcare Innovation Center-1325 Sumneytown Pike: Project consists of the construction of a 2-story healthcare facility with new parking lot, renovations to an existing parking lot, walkways, landscaping, and lighting improvements. The plans also include the installation of a stormwater basin.