18th Street Bridge Over I-676 to Close Monday for Construction in Philadelphia

18th Street Bridge Over I-676 to Close Monday for Construction in
Philadelphia

5/11/2017-KING OF PRUSSIA

The 18th Street bridge over Interstate 676 in Philadelphia will close to
northbound vehicles and pedestrians for approximately one year beginning at

9:00 AM on Monday, May 15, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
(PennDOT) announced today.

The bridge is the last of seven bridges over I-676 to go to construction
under
PennDOT's $64.8 million project to rebuild deteriorated spans over I-676
between 18th Street and 22nd Street.

During construction, northbound 18th Street motorists will be detoured east
on
Vine Street, north on 16th Street and west on Vine Street to access 18th
Street.

Pedestrians will be directed to the sidewalks on 19th Street over I-676.
Later
this month, pedestrians also will be able to cross over I-676 on the
newly-built pedestrian bridge between 18th Street and 19th Street.

The new, single-span 18th Street bridge will replace the original two-span
structure that was built during construction of the original Vine Street
Expressway in the 1950's. The new 18th Street bridge will include two
northbound travel lanes, wider sidewalks and new street lights, ornamental
fences and concrete planter boxes similar to those in place on the new 19th

Street bridge over I-676, which reopened earlier this spring. The 18th
Street
bridge is expected to be completed by June 2018.

Five additional bridges over I-676 remain under construction, including the

former Family Court building, Free Library, Benjamin Franklin Parkway/20th
Street, 21st Street and 22nd Street.

The entire project to replace seven bridges and expand and improve public
space
on and around the bridges is scheduled to be completed in late 2018, a year

ahead of schedule.

Buckley & Company, Inc. of Philadelphia is the general contractor on the
project which is financed with 100 percent federal funds.

For more information on the I-676 project, visit www.bridgesover676.com.

For more information on projects occurring or being bid this year, those
made
possible by or accelerated by Act 89, or those on the department's Four and

Twelve Year Plans, visit www.projects.penndot.gov.

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 825 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.

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