Lane Restrictions Scheduled in Philadelphia Region for ITS Installation

Lane Restrictions Scheduled in Philadelphia Region for ITS Installation

12/9/2016-KING OF PRUSSIA

Lane restrictions are scheduled next week in Philadelphia and Delaware
County
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, Monday, December 12, through Friday, December 17, 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;
• On Monday, December 12, and Tuesday, December 13, from 12:00 AM to 5:00
AM,
the right lane will be closed on Interstate 95 north between Route 420
(Wanamaker Avenue) and Route 291 (Gov. Printz Boulevard) in Tinicum
Township,
Delaware County, for dynamic message board installation;
• On Monday, Monday, December 12, through Saturday, December 17, from 12:00
AM
to 5:00 AM, the right lane will be closed on I-95 south between Cottman
Avenue
(Route 73) and Allegheny Avenue in Philadelphia, for overhead message board

installation;
• On Monday, Monday, December 12, through Saturday, December 17, from 12:00
AM
to 5:00 AM, the right lane will be closed on Interstate 76 east and west
between Montgomery Drive and U.S. 1 (City Avenue) in Philadelphia, for
overhead
message board installation; and
• On Monday, December 12, through Saturday, December 17, from 12:00 AM to
5:00
AM, the right lane will be closed on I-76 west between Route 291 (Penrose
Avenue) and Mifflin Street in Philadelphia, for overhead message board
installation.

The work is part of PennDOT's $15,468,896 project to install 25 Dynamic
Message
Boards, three closed circuit TV cameras, six travel time devices and
communication network upgrades, and to 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, that is financed with 100

percent state funds.

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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