66952 | PA 23/Valley Forge Road and North Gulph Road Relocation (2NG) (Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County)

This project will relocate PA 23 (Valley Forge Road) and SR 3039 (North Gulph Road) in the vicinity of the PA 23/US 422 interchange to improve operations and reduce traffic impacts within Valley Forge National Historic Park. In addition, relocation improvements will be made to North Gulph Road in order to provide the opportunity for a new “gateway” for the Valley Forge National Historic Park. The roadway will be moved approximately 300 feet to the east of the park entrance.
This project is part (1) of the "River Crossing Complex," which is a complex area of roadways, interchanges, intersections, and bridges in and around the Valley Forge National Historic Park. Environmental clearance for various components was undertaken through MPMS #46954, and individual projects have been broken out as follows:
1) PA 23/US 422 Interchange and North Gulph Road Improvements (MPMS #66952).
2) US 422/PA 363 Interchange, including providing movements to/from the west (MPMS #64796).
3) US 422 Exwy Bridge over the Schuylkill River, replacement of the existing bridge (MPMS #70197), and a new parallel four (4) lane bridge and relocation of PA 23 eastbound off-ramp as an expressway fly-over.
4) US 422 Widening for 1.8 miles from PA-363 interchange to the US-202 interchange. This project has not yet been broken out.
5) Old Betzwood Bridge Bike/Pedestrian Trail will be re-built as a bike/pedestrian bridge only, and will not re-instate vehicular traffic (MPMS# 16703).
6) An early action interim project to provide timely and effective relief to westbound afternoon congestion until the long range projects can fully advance was programmed and constructed as MPMS #74648.
The River Crossing complex projects have received the following Earmarks:
2008 Appropriation (PA ID# 711) -$735,000
SAFETEA-LU (FED ID# 0020/PA ID# 672) -Originally $20,000,000. Balance available $6,864,799
TEA-21 (FED ID# 0140/PA ID# 088) -No funds remain.