December 2019

As has been the case for the past few months, there has not been much working happening on the project recently. This week I did see what could be some progress on the temporary Browning Road overpass. In these pictures you can see them pumping concrete just below where the cemetery side of the temporary bridge will be.

November 2019

I haven’t posted an update in a while because there hasn’t been much going on with the project, things have really slowed down over the past few months. At this point it looks like a lot of the work is being held up by the need to rebuild the Browning Road overpass. They started that part of the project quite a while ago, but it stopped at some point and has still not resumed.

The shoulder of 42 South has been widened and new drainage added right around the split for 42 and 295 south.

Rumble strips have been added to the upside of the ramp from 295 North to 76 West. This may be a result of the truck accident that happened a while back and damaged the noise barrier.

Speaking of noise barriers, the ones along that ramp have been removed. The noise barrier plans for the project do show a barrier there, so I am not sure if this removal was just due to the truck damage, of if there were always plans for a different barrier configuration there.

This is the start of what will eventually be the ramp from 42 North to 295 North. This section look complete.

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A little bit of cleanup and paving work has been done where 295 North splits off of 76 West.

The hole in the wall that was being used for construction access has been completely closed up.

New trees have been planted around the Black Horse Pike exit.

August 2019

Contact 2 seems to be wrapping up, so a lot of cleanup work is going on. Here is a look at the area  between 76 West and the 295 North ramp. The area has been cleaned up and graded. The line of “bumps” poking out of the earth is going to be where the ramp from 295 South to 42 South will eventually be. This will be built as part of the fourth contract.

They have started to close in the hole in the retaining wall for the new main line. This was used for construction access to that area.

Here is a look at the northern portion of the main line ramp. Guard rails and sign structures have been installed.

A lot of cleanup work has been done in the area between the new main line and the ramp from 295 South to 76 West.

Here is another look at the area where the ramp from 295 South to 42 South will eventually be built.

The start of the ramp from 42 North to 295 North has been paved.

July 2019

Work continues on what will be the ramp from 42 North to 295 North. Drainage work has been completed and work continues on the abutment. Looks like it’s almost ready for paving.

Here is the current state of the mainline overpass. Not to much visible progress recently.

They continue to finish up the details on the north end of the mainline overpass. In this picture you can see one of the sign structures has been installed with a second waiting for installation.

The slopes on the sides of the overpass has been seeded and they have started to install fencing.

At the other end of the mainline the back wall of the abutment has been poured, they just need to finish off the retaining wall.

June 2019

Here is a look at the current progress on the mainline ramp. More paving has been done, more of the center median has been installed and you can see sign structures are on site ready for installation.

At the other end of the new mainline concrete forms have started to go in to create the top of the overpass abutment.

June 2019–Part 2

Here is a look at the progress on what will be the ramp from 42 North to 295 North.

June 2019

A lot of work continues on what will eventually be the northern portion of the new 295 mainline. They have started to pave the section leading up to the tunnel that was recently built.

May 2019

Here are a couple views of the progress on what will become the ramp from 42 North to 295 North.

Just beyond that ramp is a large pit that I assume will be used to construct foundations for an overpass support column.

Along 42 South, just below the Browning Road overpass, they have been installing noise barriers.

The have started to install re-bar for the concrete cap on the abutment.

They have been doing a lot of earthwork leading up to where the 295 main line will pass over the new tunnel. You can start to see the final shape of this section of the road. Just below the crane they have start to build the foundation for a sign structure.

April 2019 - Part 1

Work continues on what will become the ramp from 42 North to 295 North.

They have started to build retaining walls that will form the sides of the ramp.

Pilings are being installed where I assume there will supports for bridge sections of the ramp.