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Lafayette Street Corridor Project

Monday, May 21, 2012

Construction on Lafayette Street Corridor Begins Today

County officials and representatives from Norristown and Plymouth will participate in the ceremonial demolition signaling the start of construction on the Lafayette Street extension to Plymouth and the Pa. Turnpike.

According to a release issued by the county, the Montgomery County Commissioners, representatives of the county’s transportation authority and Municipality of Norristown and Plymouth Township will take part in a ceremonial demolition of a house on Diamond Avenue in Norristown at 11:30 a.m. today, May 21. The demolition signals the start of construction on the much-anticipated Lafayette Street Corridor Project that would extend the thoroughfare from Norristown to Plymouth and the Pennsylvania Turnpike and improve accessibility to Norristown.  Diamond Avenue is a short street that intersects Ridge Pike just east of the intersection with Conshohocken Road. Diamond runs from Ridge Pike to Conshohocken Road.

Trevor Jordet

11:33 am on Wednesday, June 6, 2012

any more info on this? I am directly affected by this project since i live right in the center of this project. I wish there was a better source of inormation than the rarely updated website that they have   more ›

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Richards Tabbed for DVRPC

The Whitemarsh resident brings 17 years of planning experience to the board of our regional planning body.

Last month, Leslie Richards was a Whitemarsh Township Supervisor. After winning election last November, she became a Montgomery County Commissioner on January 3. By the end of the month, she'll be shaping transportation policy in nine counties and two states. Richards, who has been a planning consultant for 17 years, was selected by her fellow commissioners on Thursday to be Montgomery County's representative on the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC), which plans, directs and allocates funds for transportation projects that serve more than 5.6 million people across the greater Philadelphia area. She will join representatives from 17 other state, county, and municipal bodies as voting members of the DVRPC board. Board …

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