I-95 Night Lane, Ramp Restrictions Next Week at Cottman Avenue, I-676 Interchanges in Philadelphia

I-95 Night Lane, Ramp Restrictions Next Week at Cottman Avenue, I-676
Interchanges in Philadelphia

5/6/2016-KING OF PRUSSIA

Nighttime travel restrictions are scheduled on Interstate 95 next week for
construction at the Cottman Avenue (Route 73) and Interstate 676
interchanges
in Philadelphia and on Aramingo Avenue at the Betsy Ross Bridge/Aramingo
Avenue
Interchange, 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. Work on I-95 at the I-676 Interchange is part of
a
separate, $4 million project to rehabilitate seven bridges in Philadelphia.

•On Sunday, May 8, through Saturday, May 14, from 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM the
following morning, I-95 north and south will be reduced periodically from
three
lanes to two between the Bridge Street and Cottman Avenue (Route 73)
interchanges for adjustments to the northbound construction barriers and
for
installation of Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) poles;

•On Sunday, May 8, through Saturday, May 14, from 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM, the
Princeton Avenue on-ramp to I-95 north will be closed 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, May 9, through Friday, May 13, from 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM the
following morning, I-95 south will be reduced from three lanes to two on
the
Spring Garden Street overpass, located at the Interstate 676 Interchange,
for
expansion joint repairs. These repairs will continue on Monday through
Friday
nights through May 23.

In addition, on Monday, May 9, through Friday, May 13, from 8:00 PM to 5:00
AM,
northbound and southbound Aramingo Avenue will be reduced from two lanes to
one
between Wheatsheaf Lane and Church Street for demolition of the deck on an
overhead ramp to I-95 and the Betsy Ross Bridge.

Motorists are advised to allow extra time for travel through the work zone.

All scheduled activities are weather dependent.

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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