7/29/2016-KING OF PRUSSIA

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

The work is associated with contracts underway to improve the ramp system
at
the Besty Ross Bridge/Aramingo Avenue Interchange and to rebuild the
Cottman
Avenue and Girard Avenue interchanges and reconstruct and widen more than
three
miles of I-95 adjoining those interchanges.

The work schedule is:

• On Sunday, July 31, through Saturday, August 6, from 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM
the
following morning, I-95 north and south will be reduced from three lanes to
two
between the Bridge Street and Cottman Avenue (Route 73) interchanges for
construction;

• On Sunday, July 31, through Saturday, August 6, from 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM
the
following morning, the I-95 north off-ramp to Cottman Avenue (Route 73)
will be
closed for paving on the northbound side of I-95. 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 Sunday, July 31, through Saturday, August 6, the Princeton Avenue
on-ramp
to I-95 north will be closed from 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning
for
structure painting. 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; and

• On Monday, Aug. 1, through Thursday, August 4, from 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM
the
following morning, periodic northbound and southbound lane closures and
occasional double lane closures will be in place on I-95 at the Betsy Ross
Bridge/Aramingo Avenue interchanges for removal of overhangs from the sides
of
the new ramps over the interstate.

In addition, on Monday, August 1, through Thursday, August 4, from 9:00 PM
to
5:00 AM the following morning, southbound Richmond Street will be closed
between Lehigh Avenue and Cumberland Street, in the vicinity of the Girard
Avenue Interchange, for concrete deck placement on the new northbound
viaduct.
Southbound Richmond Street motorists will be detoured west on Lehigh Avenue
and
south on Aramingo Avenue to Delaware Avenue.

Drivers are advised to allow extra time for travel through the work zones.
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.

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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