Travel Restrictions Scheduled Next Week on Interstate 95 for Bridge Inspections in Philadelphia

Travel Restrictions Scheduled Next Week on Interstate 95 for Bridge
Inspections in Philadelphia

6/16/2017-KING OF PRUSSIA

Travel restrictions are scheduled next week on Interstate 95 for bridge
inspections in Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
(PennDOT) announced today.

The work schedule is:

• Tuesday, June 20, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, the left lane is scheduled to
close on northbound I-95 between the Island Avenue and Broad Street (Route
611)
interchanges; and
• Wednesday, June 21, from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM, the left lane is scheduled
to
close on southbound I-95 between the Allegheny Avenue/Castor Avenue and
Bridge
Street interchanges.

Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work
areas
because slowdowns will occur. The schedules are dependent on the weather.

The inspections are part of PennDOT's program to inspect bridges at least
once
every two years. The inspections ensure the safety and overall condition of
the
structures.

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.

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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