Aqua Pennsylvania to Close Two State Roads Weekdays in Montgomery County for Water Main Replacements

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 13, 2015

King of Prussia, PA – Aqua Pennsylvania is planning weekday closures starting Monday, July 27 on New Second Street in Cheltenham Township and Jenkintown Road in Abington Township, Montgomery County, for water main replacements, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) today announced.

The weekday work schedule is:

• Monday, July 27 through Friday, August 28, New Second Street will be closed between Ashbourne Road and Oak Lane Road Mondays through Fridays from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. During construction, motorists will be detoured over Ashbourne Road and Oak Lane; and

• Monday, July 27 through Friday, December 18, Jenkintown Road will be closed between Greenwood Avenue and Cedar Road Mondays through Fridays from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. During construction, motorists will be detoured over Greenwood Avenue, Route 611 (Old York Road) and Township Line Road.

Local access will be maintained up to the construction zones. Aqua Pennsylvania will complete both projects under a PennDOT Highway Occupancy Permit.

Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through these areas. The schedules are dependent on the weather.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 770 traffic cameras.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following local PennDOT information on Twitter at www.twitter.com/511PAPhilly.

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