The I-476/Blue Route Improvement Project

Welcome to your website for the I-476/Blue Route Improvement Project.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is moving forward to complete the final two phases of its four-phase program to improve Interstate 476 in Montgomery and Delaware counties.  

Construction on the two multi-million dollar projects to rebuild the northern segment of the expressway -- from Interstate 76 (Schuylkill Expressway) to the Turnpike's Mid-County Interchange -- got underway in early 2009 with the $47.4 million re-decking of the northbound and southbound bridges over the Schuylkill River (Phase 3).

With work on the river bridges continuing, PennDOT is utilizing federal and state funds, plus federal interstate highway money and federal economic recovery funds provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), to rebuild 3.5 miles of I-476 (Phase 4). Phase 4 prep work is wrapping up, with actual reconstruction of the southbound lanes expected to get underway by mid-March.

In 2010, motorists on I-476 will encounter construction both the Schuylkill River Bridges and on the adjacent segments of I-476 expressway. Use this website to stay informed of the work that will take place and the potential impacts that it may have on your travel along this busy corridor. You also may subscribe to have project news, updates and emergency communications sent to your e-mail, cell phone or PDA.