Germantown Av Construction 4/5-4/12/08

Work continues at the north part of the construction zone, with no significant work planned near the LTSP campus. Also this week, LTSP will be celebrating ground breaking for the new Gateway Plaza in front of the chapel at the southern end of campus along Germantown Avenue. The plaza comes about in part to take advantage of the work that will be done to the campus frontage on Germantown due to the reconstruction project, and will see the removal of about 100 feet of the wall at the southern end of campus, and creation of a street-level public space from Germantown Avenue to the new offices of the SEPA synod of the ELCA, which will be constructed in the chapel lower level. LTSP will be adding a new entrance to the chapel with modern handicapped access along with other improvements to the chapel and surrounding grounds, including air conditioning. Ground breaking is scheduled for Friday, April 11 at 1pm in the space to be occupied by the plaza. All are invited to attend.

Here are details on Germantown Avenue construction for the week:

CRESHEIM VALLEY ROAD CLOSURE:
The Cresheim Valley Road closure is scheduled to last until April 24th. We will alert you to any changes to that schedule as we get them. See the March 31 LTSP traffic entry for more details.

WORK OUTSIDE STRIP MALL AT BOTTOM OF CHESTNUT HILL:
There will be pipe work next week outside the mall which contains TLA Video, but those businesses are all accessible.
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INTERSECTION/GERMANTOWN AVENUE AND ROUMFORT ROAD
Roumfort Road at Germantown Avenue is scheduled to reopen Tuesday, April 8th.

OTHER WORK IN THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE
PGW is working from Roumfort to Gowen, followed by the construction crew. Overall, some parts of the project are being started outside the closures in order to shorten the length of time those areas are closed later.

SAVE THE AVENUE COALITION: Remember that all businesses remain open during the construction project. Visit the Save the Avenue Web site, www.savetheave.org, for updated information, including special promotions and information on how you can support our merchants.

Alternate routes to the LTSP campus and other travel suggestions can be found at Ltsp.edu/germantownave.