I-95 Overnight Lane and Ramp Restrictions Planned at Cottman and Girard Avenues in Philadelphia

I-95 Overnight Lane and Ramp Restrictions Planned at Cottman and Girard
Avenues in Philadelphia

4/29/2016-KING OF PRUSSIA

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

This work is associated with construction projects underway 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.

•On Sunday, May 1, through Saturday, May 7, I-95 north will be reduced
periodically 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 adjustments to the work zone barriers and installation of poles for
Intelligent Transportation System components;

•On Sunday, May 1, through Saturday, May 7, 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, May 1, through Saturday, May 7, the I-95 north 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, May 3, from 12:01 AM to 5:00 AM, I-95 south will be reduced
from
four lanes to three from the Girard Avenue on-ramp to approaching the
Interstate 676 Interchange for the installation of sound wall panels.

In addition, motorists using Richmond Street in the vicinity of the I-95
Girard
Avenue Interchange will encounter intermittent stoppages and a periodic
single-lane traffic pattern from Monday, May 2, to Wednesday, May 4, from
7:00
AM to 3:00 PM, for the setting of overhead bridge beams between Lehigh
Avenue
and Cumberland Street.

All scheduled activities are weather dependent. Motorists are advised to
allow
extra time for travel through the work zone.

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.

For more PennDOT information, visit www.penndot.gov. Follow local PennDOT
Information on Twitter at www.twitter.com/511PAPhilly, and follow the
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