Lane Restrictions Scheduled in Philadelphia Region for ITS Advancements

Lane Restrictions Scheduled in Philadelphia Region for ITS Advancements

10/14/2016-KING OF PRUSSIA

Lane restrictions are scheduled next week in Philadelphia, Bucks and
Delaware
counties for the installation of Intelligent Transportation System (ITS)
components, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) today
announced.

The weather dependent work schedule is:

• On Monday, October 17, through Friday, October 21, from 12:00 AM to 5:00
AM,
the right lane will be closed on Interstate 76 west between Penrose Avenue
and
Mifflin Street in Philadelphia for overhead message board installation;
• On Monday, October 17, through Friday, October 21, from 12:00 AM to 5:00
AM,
the right lane will be closed on Interstate 95 south between Cottman Avenue

(Route 73) and Bridge Street in Philadelphia for overhead message board
installation;
• On Monday, October 17, through Friday, October 21, from 12:00 AM to 5:00
AM,
the right lane will be closed on I-95 south between the Betsy Ross Bridge
and
Allegheny Avenue in Philadelphia for the installation of overhead sign
foundations and signs;
• On Monday, October 17, through Friday, October 21, from 12:00 AM to 5:00
AM,
the right lane will be closed on I-95 north between Route 420 (Wanamaker
Avenue) and Bartram Avenue for the installation of overhead sign
foundations
and signs;
• On Monday, October 17, through Friday, October 21, from 9:00 AM to 3:00
PM,
one lane will be closed on Taylorsville Road between Highland Drive and
Woodside Road in Lower Makefield Township, Bucks County, for conduit
installation; and
• On Monday, October 17, through Friday, October 21, from 9:00 AM to 3:00
PM,
lane closures are scheduled on Broad Street (Route 611) between Pattison
Avenue
and 11th Street in Philadelphia for the installation of travel time readers
and
electrical conduits.

The work is part of PennDOT $15.468,896 project to install 25 Dynamic
Message
Boards, three closed circuit TV cameras, six travel time devices and
communication network upgrades, and integrate the devices to PennDOT's
Regional
Traffic Management Center.

Miller Brothers Electrical Contractors of Conshohocken Borough, Montgomery
County, is the general contractor on the project,

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
department on Facebook at
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