Growth Beyond Philadelphia
This roughly $110 million effort, located in Upper Merion, West Norriton, and Lower Providence townships in Montgomery County, focused on the replacement of four bridges, including crossings over the Schuylkill River. It also included construction of widened and reconstructed shoulders, new interchanges with PA 23 and PA 363 adjacent to Valley Forge National Historical Park, and a flyover ramp connecting US 422 with Valley Forge Road. Urban provided environmental studies, preliminary engineering, final design, and construction consultation for the project.
The new, 785-foot-long, five-span bridge over the Schuylkill offers eight lanes — double the lanes on the original structure. It features combination wall and tulip-shaped column piers and spans Norfolk Southern Railroad and the Upper Merion Trail.
To complete the interchange improvements, a 2,400-foot-long section of North Gulph Road, which crosses under US 422 and then runs parallel to the highway, will be shifted about 400-feet closer to US 422. The new connections to the local road network and increased capacity will support future growth and development in the Philadelphia region.
Highlights
- Stakeholder coordination/public relations
- Archaeologic relocation of interments
- Maintenance and protection of traffic
- Stormwater management design
- Environmental studies
- Roadway, structural, and ITS design
- Constructability review
