Dec 27, 2013 2 min read

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Preliminary work began in the fall on a long-awaited highway project to help alleviate traffic congestion on Route 19/21 in Morrisville, Franklin Township.

The project will involve widening the road from Arch Street to Sugar Run Road to four lanes and replacing the existing two lane railroad overpass and the bridge over Ten Mile Creek with new four-lane structures.

Preliminary work was started that included the demolition of the McDonald’s Restaurant at the Sugar Run Road intersection, the only building that will be displaced by the project, and the relocation of sewage and water lines under Ten Mile Creek in the project area.

The project will take two and half to three years to complete.

Highway traffic is expected to be maintained during construction and no detour is planned. This will be accomplished by building two lanes of the new bridge next to the old bridge and then transferring traffic to the new section while the old bridge is demolished and two new lanes are built in its place.

The first phase, which is now under way, is expected to help alleviate traffic bottlenecks by giving eastbound traffic turning right onto Sugar Run Road a dedicated turning lane. It also will address the biggest hurdles in the overall project, the replacement of the bridge and overpass.