I-95 Nighttime Lane and Ramp Closures Next Week in Philadelphia

I-95 Nighttime Lane and Ramp Closures Next Week in Philadelphia

3/11/2016-KING OF PRUSSIA

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

This work is associated with contracts underway to improve the ramp system
at
the Betsy Ross Bridge/Aramingo Avenue Interchange, and to rebuild the
Cottman
Avenue (Route 73) Interchange and reconstruct and widen 1.4 miles of I-95
adjoining the interchange.

The work schedule is:

• On Sunday, March 13, through Saturday, March 19, northbound and
southbound
I-95 at the Cottman Avenue (Route 73) Interchange will be reduced
periodically
from three lanes to two from 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning for
adjustments to the concrete construction barrier in the median work zone;

• On Sunday, March 13, through Saturday, March 19, 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 Sunday, March 13, through Saturday, March 19, 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 Monday, March 14, through Thursday, March 17, northbound and
southbound
I-95 at the Betsy Ross Bridge/Aramingo Avenue Interchange will be reduced
from
three lanes to two from 9:00 PM and 5:00 AM the following morning for the
erection of beams for an overhead ramp. I-95 motorists also may encounter
periodic 15 minute stoppages in either or both directions during the beam
setting operations; and

• From 9:00 PM Thursday, March 17, to 5:00 AM Friday, March 18, traffic on
the
northbound I-95 off-ramp to Aramingo Avenue will encounter periodic 15
minute
stoppages for the erection of beams for an overhead ramp.

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
Android
devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts
accessible
on the 511PA website.

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