What's New:

Construction of Phase I has begun! The construction package was advertised for contractor bidding on June 4, 2009 and awarded to Allan A. Myers. Notice to Proceed with construction was given on September 21, 2009. See Project News for construction information.

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The "Project"

The Sumneytown Pike/PA 309 Connector Project (S.R. 1058, Section HAT)
is located in a 5-mile corridor running east to west through five townships in Montgomery and Bucks Counties, Pennsylvania (see Location Map in Engineering Update). The purpose of the project is to provide a connection from Sumneytown Pike just north of the PA Turnpike's Lansdale Interchange to PA 309 in order to relieve existing and projected traffic congestion. Other aspects of the project include the Sumneytown Pike Realignment at the eastern end of the project and a Route 309 Direct Connection at the western end (described in more detail in Engineering Update).

The proposed project has been designed to accommodate two 11-foot lanes from Sumneytown Pike in Montgomery County to PA 309 in Bucks County with 8-foot wide paved shoulders. The project also includes widening existing roadways, providing adequate shoulder width, realigning tight curves and intersection doglegs, and providing turn lanes and traffic signals. Intersection improvements will be needed to accommodate the projected traffic volumes by adding left and right turn lanes and providing additional storage capacity. In effect, the entire corridor will be improved and capacity will be increased as a result.

This website will inform the community of the project’s progress, the preferred alternative for the project, final design progress, and any project news. The Sumneytown Pike/PA 309 Connector Project is jointly sponsored by PennDOT and the Federal Highway Administration.