Ridge Pike and Germantown Pike Intersection Improvements Project

County: Montgomery
Municipality: Lower Providence Township
State Route: 4031
Local Names: Ridge Pike and Germantown Pike
Project Type: Intersection Improvement
MPMS Number: 102273
Construction Started: January 2025
Proposed Construction End: April 2029
Last Updated: September 2026

This project is located in Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County, and involves improvements to alleviate congestion and traffic delays, improve safety, and enhance overall regional mobility.  It includes eliminating the existing poorly skewed signalized intersection of Germantown Pike (County) and Ridge Pike (SR 4031) near the Perkiomen Creek Bridge and relocating it (with a new traffic signal) approximately 1,300 feet east on Ridge Pike. To accommodate the shifted intersection, construction of a new Germantown Pike Connector Road (on new alignment) from the existing Germantown Pike (at a proposed roundabout) extending across Ridge Pike to Pechins Mill Road (township) is proposed. The existing stop sign-controlled River Road (SR 4009)/Germantown Pike t-intersection will be removed and River Road will be extended east to the proposed roundabout. Roadway widening on Ridge Pike and Pechins Mill Road is required. New storm drainage pipes/inlets, as well as stormwater management facilities, will be installed throughout the entire project area.

An in-person public meeting was held in preliminary engineering on November 14, 2018, and a virtual public meeting was held at the start of the final design on May 6, 2021.  Public feedback was collected at both meetings.

Utility work is continuing along Ridge Pike, Germantown Pike, River Road, and Pechins Mill Road. The work includes moving utility poles and overhead wires, installing underground conduits, and replacing gas mains. Work on the sanitary sewer and water lines will continue through fall 2026. Other utility work is expected to continue through 2027.

Stage 1: PennDOT’s contractor, Allan Myers, is continuing work on Ridge Pike. This includes rebuilding the road, improving drainage, excavation, and installing new curbs and sidewalks.

Construction of the relocated Germantown Pike and the roundabout at Bard Circle is mostly complete. Parts of the relocated Germantown Pike have been paved, and sections of the new curbs, sidewalks, and mountable curbs have been installed. Work has also started on the new Germantown Pike extension, which will connect to Pechins Mill Road.

Stage 2: This stage is expected to begin in early 2027. It will include rebuilding the south side of Ridge Pike, Pechins Mill Road, and part of the new Germantown Pike connection and roundabout. Stage 2 is expected to be finished by fall 2027.

Stage 3: This stage is scheduled to begin in spring 2027. Work will focus on the east side of the relocated Germantown Pike and the roundabout. It is expected to be completed in fall 2027.

Stage 4: This stage is scheduled to begin in fall 2027 and continue through spring 2028. It will include improvements to River Road and Germantown Pike.

Stage 5: This stage is scheduled to begin in early summer 2028. It will include installing the remaining curbs and sidewalks along Ridge Pike.

PennDOT expects the entire project to be substantially complete in early 2029.

Motorists are advised of the following travel restriction: Ridge Pike will remain reduced to a single lane in each direction between Germantown Pike and Crosskeys Road through Friday, January 29, 2027.

During construction, there will be short-term weekday (9 AM to 3 PM) and occasional nighttime (7 PM to 6 AM) lane closures, which may restrict Ridge Pike and Germantown Pike. There will be three short-term detours of Ridge Pike (10 PM to 6 AM) to install storm drainage. Short-term detours are tentatively scheduled for summer 2026. Advanced notice of the detours will be issued once the dates have been determined. All area businesses remain open and accessible during construction. PennDOT will continue to update citizens on the upcoming traffic impacts.