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103 Daleville Road
Cochranville, PA, 19330
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103 Daleville Road
Cochranville, PA, 19330
londonderrytownship@zoominternet.net
Township Hours:
Monday - Thursday: 10am - 1pm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 29, 2025
MEDIA CONTACT: Brad Rudolph, bradrudolph@pa.gov
Bridge Replacement to Close Boot Road over Amtrak for One Year in East Caln Township
King of Prussia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that bridge construction will close Boot Road for approximately one year in East Caln Township, Chester County, under a $13.3 million project to replace the structure that carries the Boot Road over Amtrak rail lines.
Motorists are advised of the following travel restriction:
During the closure, Boot Road motorists will be directed to use Quarry Road, Business U.S. 30 (Lincoln Highway/Lancaster Avenue) and U.S. 322 (Brandywine Avenue).
Local access will be maintained at all times for residences and businesses.
Drivers are advised to allow extra time when traveling near the work area or along the detour route because backups and delays will occur. All scheduled activities are weather dependent.
Amtrak (Keystone Line) and SEPTA (Paoli Thorndale Line) rail service are anticipated to continue without disruptions during construction.
Under this contract, PennDOT’s contractor will remove and replace the 59-year-old, 193-foot, three-span, Boot Road bridge with a 105-foot single-span structure. The bridge width will remain the same at 38 feet and improvements will take place on the approach roads to the bridge. Construction also includes roadway resurfacing, stormwater upgrades, and guiderail installation.
In addition, the roadway profile will be raised slightly to provide additional clearance to Amtrak’s facilities. The catenary system used to supply electricity to the railway system, which is currently attached to the bridge, will be reprofiled under the bridge.
To enhance traffic flow and safety, additional construction includes improvements will be performed at the adjacent Boot Road and Quarry Road Intersection. Work includes widening the roadway to incorporate left-turn lanes on three legs of the intersection, installing modernized traffic signals, and drainage improvements.
H&K Group, Inc. of Skippack, Montgomery County, is the general contractor on this project, which is financed with 100 percent state funds.
For more information, please visit the Boot Road over Amtrak Bridge Replacement project webpage.
Motorists can check conditions on major roadways 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 1,000 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional X alerts.
For a complete list of construction projects impacting state-owned highways in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties, visit the District 6 Traffic Bulletin.
Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District6.
Information about infrastructure in District 6, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D6Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.
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