PennDOT planning to construct flexible travel lane along Schuylkill Expressway

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Major changes could be coming to a busy stretch of I-76 in the Philadelphia area.

PennDOT hosted a public meeting on Wednesday night for an upcoming project to construct a third flexible travel lane along the Schuylkill Expressway.

The flex lane would run from Route 202 (Dekalb Pike) in Upper Merion Township to I-476 in West Conshohocken.

A separate project would create a flex lane along westbound I-76 from City Avenue to Belmont Avenue.

PennDOT would control when the lane is in use to allow for easier traffic flow.

The project would start in 2027.