Wolf Administration Announces Construction to Begin on Project to Rehabilitate Chestnut Street Bridge over the Schuylkill River

Wolf Administration Announces Construction to Begin on Project to
Rehabilitate Chestnut Street Bridge over the Schuylkill River

7/7/2017-KING OF PRUSSIA

The Wolf Administration announced today that construction is scheduled to
begin
next week on a major improvement project to rehabilitate the bridge
carrying
Chestnut Street over the Schuylkill River and adjacent Chestnut Street
structures over 30th Street, Amtrak and CSX rail lines, and 24th Street in
Philadelphia.

"This project serves as another example of PennDOT's commitment to bridge
preservation in the Philadelphia region and around the state," Governor Tom

Wolf said. "The improvements made to these structures will greatly enhance
the
mobility and safety of all travelers and the neighboring communities they
serve."

Beginning Monday, July 10, through Wednesday, July 12, from 9:00 PM to 5:00
AM,
a single lane closure is scheduled on eastbound Interstate 76 at the
Interstate
676 Interchange to install protective shielding in advance of the bridge
construction.

Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through this work
zone
because slowdowns will occur. The contractor's schedule is dependent on the

weather.

In addition to repairing and repainting the steel superstructure and
replacing
the deck of the main bridge carrying Chestnut Street over the Schuylkill
River,
the scope of work also includes:

• Rehabilitating two bridges on Schuylkill Avenue West between Market
Street
and Walnut Street, and two structures on the Interstate 76 on-and-off-ramps

between Chestnut Street and Walnut Street;
• Resurfacing Chestnut Street from 31st Street to 30th Street, and from
24th
Street to 23rd Street;
• Constructing wider sidewalks and installing decorative barrier and
railings
on the Chestnut Street and Schuylkill Avenue West bridges;
• Rehabilitating a 900-foot section of the river wall structure between
I-76
and the Schuylkill River from Market Street and Walnut Street;
• Rehabilitating a 15-foot section of the retaining wall supporting the
Schuylkill River Trail under Chestnut Street;
• Installing new traffic signals, Intelligent Transportation System (ITS)
equipment, and street lighting along Chestnut Street between 31st Street
and
23rd Street;
• Replacing millennium lighting on Chestnut Street over the Schuylkill
River;
• Constructing a new trellis at the Chestnut Street Trailhead to the
Schuylkill
River Trail;
• Restriping pavement markings for a bicycle lane on Chestnut Street
between
34th Street and 22nd Street; and
• Installing a new clear acrylic barrier along Amtrak Northeast Corridor
tracks
located on the west side of Schuylkill Avenue West between Chestnut Street
and
Walnut Street.

The entire project is scheduled to finish in fall 2020.

The bridges on Chestnut Street and Schuylkill Avenue West will be under
construction concurrently and will remain open for most of the project.
There
will be various lane and sidewalk restrictions during the three stages of
construction that will require shifts in travel lane and sidewalk
configurations.

Approximately midway through the project, a detour will be in place for
about
one year on Chestnut Street from Schuylkill Avenue West to 23rd Street for
the
rehabilitation of the structurally deficient bridge carrying Chestnut
Street
over the CSX rail lines.

The Schuylkill River Trail will be closed below Chestnut Street for
approximately three months over the winter of 2017-2018 for repairs.

In addition, the on-and-off-ramps at the I-76 Interchange between Chestnut
Street and Walnut Street will be restricted to a single lane of traffic
during
construction. There will also be nighttime and weekend full closures of the

ramps during certain construction operations.

The structures on Chestnut Street were constructed between 1864 and 1960
and
carry an average of 18,300 vehicles per day. The bridges on Schuylkill
Avenue
West were built in the late 1950's and carry an estimated 8,600 vehicles
per
day.

Buckley & Company Inc., of Philadelphia is the general contractor on the
$103,589,847 project, which is financed with 80 percent federal and 20
percent
state funds.

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.

A list of weekly road restrictions and PennDOT maintenance operations in
the
five-county Philadelphia region is available by visiting the District 6
Traffic
Bulletin at www.penndot.gov/District6.

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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