85949 | SR 896 Safety Improvement (London Britain Township & New London Township, Chester County)

The scope of work for this project was developed from the Road Safety Audit which was conducted in November 2006 and undertaken by DVRPC in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. The purpose of this project is to reduce the number of crashes and related injuries and severity of the crashes which occur along the approximate five mile section of PA Route 896, between Elbow Lane in London Britain Township and Shepherd Lane in New London Township. This project will include: Increasing the lane width and shoulder width along PA Route 896; removing severe vertical crests at select locations; installing left turn lanes at select intersections; constructing a roundabout at the PA Route 896/PA Route 841 intersection; modifying the geometry at select intersections; improving drainage along PA Route 896; repaving PA Route 896 with pavement reconstruction at selection locations; relocating select utility poles; installing appropriate signage along PA Route 896; installing raised pavement markers (RPM), delineators, and rumble strips along PA Route 896. Estimated total project cost is $13,800,000. PE ($2,500,000 estimate), FD ($2,800,000 estimate), ROW ($1,500,000 estimate), UTL ($500,000 estimate), and CON ($6,500,000 estimate).