Northbound lanes of Route 202 in King of Prussia closed again due to pavement failure: PennDOT

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- The northbound lanes of Route 202 (Dekalb Pike) are closed again and detoured in King of Prussia, this time due to pavement failure.

Officials say the lanes are closed between Henderson Road and Saulin Boulevard. The southbound lanes remain open.

This is the same section of Route 202 that was closed in both directions on July 10 following the discovery of a large sinkhole, officials stated.

On Saturday night, officials said the left lane was closed on northbound Route 202 just after Henderson Road due to new pavement failure. The right lane was closed just after 11 p.m. Sunday.

The northbound lanes will remain closed until PennDOT engineers can assess the extent of the new damage and develop a plan to perform repairs

This new problem occurred after the torrential rains over the weekend.

"What has happened now is there is a sinkhole along the adjacent roadway on a private property," PennDOT spokesperson Robyn Briggs said.

Now, officials from PennDOT and the owners of the property have to agree on liability, and who will be hired to make the repairs.

Briggs says it'll be a few days before the damage is even fully assessed, and both sides agree on how to move forward.

Still, there is reason for hope.

"We got the road open pretty quickly last week," Briggs said. "So, we were being optimistic about that. Now, another situation has occurred so we are hoping we will be able to work as quickly as possible again."

PennDOT officials are hoping to have a timeline for repairs in place by the end of this week.

During the closure, motorists will be directed to use Henderson Road and Saulin Boulevard. Local access will be maintained up to the closure, officials say.

Drivers are also advised to allow extra time when traveling near or through the work area because backups and delays will occur.