I-95 Night Lane and Ramp Restrictions Scheduled in Philadelphia

I-95 Night Lane and Ramp Restrictions Scheduled in Philadelphia

3/25/2016-KING OF PRUSSIA

Nighttime travel restrictions are scheduled next week on Interstate 95 for
construction at the Cottman Avenue (Route 73), Betsy Ross Bridge/Aramingo
Avenue, and Girard Avenue interchanges in Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.

The operations are associated with construction contracts underway to
improve
the ramp system at the Betsy Ross Bridge/Aramingo Avenue Interchange, and
to
rebuild the Cottman Avenue (Route 73) and Girard Avenue interchanges and
reconstruct and widen more than three miles of I-95 adjoining those
interchanges.

The work schedule is:

• On Monday, March 28, through Friday, April 1, I-95 north will be reduced
from
three lanes to two between the Bridge Street and Cottman Avenue (Route 73)

interchanges from 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning for construction

activities;

• On Monday, March 28, through Friday, April 1, the Princeton Avenue
on-ramp to
I-95 north will be closed from 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning for

overhead bridge construction. Motorists will be detoured north on State
Road,
then left on Linden Avenue, then right on the ramp to I-95 north at the
Academy
Road Interchange;

• On Monday, March 28, through Friday, April 1, the northbound I-95
off-ramp to
Cottman Avenue (Route 73) will be closed from 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM the
following
morning for overhead bridge construction. Motorists will be detoured north
on
I-95 to the exit at the Academy Road Interchange, then right on Linden
Avenue,
and right on State Road to Cottman Avenue (Route 73);

• On Tuesday, March 29, through Thursday, March 31, northbound and
southbound
I-95 will be reduced from three lanes to two at the Betsy Ross
Bridge/Aramingo
Avenue Interchange from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning for beam
setting and construction activities on overhead ramps. Intermittent
stoppage of
up to 15 minutes may occur on I-95 and on ramps at the interchange during
these
operations; and

• On Wednesday, March 30, I-95 south will be reduced from four lanes to two

between the Girard Avenue and Interstate 676 interchanges from 10:00 PM to
5:00
AM the following morning for the installation of an overhead sign.

In addition to restrictions on I-95, travel on several surface streets at
the
Girard Avenue interchange will be restricted next week for demolition of
the
northbound viaduct between Palmer and Ann streets. The work schedule is:

• On Monday, March 28, through Friday, April 1, intermittent stoppages of
up to
15 minutes may occur on Girard Avenue between Berks and Richmond streets
from
9:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning for overhead construction;

• On Monday, March 28, and Tuesday, March 29, southbound Aramingo Avenue
will
be reduced to one lane between York Street and Delaware Avenue from 9:00 PM
to
5:00 AM the following morning for overhead bridge construction. Periodic
stoppages of up to 15 minutes will occur; and

• On Monday, March 28, through Friday, April 1, southbound Delaware Avenue
will
be reduced to one lane between Aramingo Avenue and Berks Street for utility

work and road construction.

All scheduled activities are weather dependent. Motorists should expect
slow
moving traffic and delays entering the work zones.

For more information on I-95 improvement projects, visit www.95revive.com.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles by
visiting
www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides
traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and
access
to more than 770 traffic cameras.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and
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devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts
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on the 511PA website.

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