I-95 Lane Closures and Ramp Restrictions Next Week at Cottman Avenue and Betsy Ross Bridge Interchanges in Philadelphia

I-95 Lane Closures and Ramp Restrictions Next Week at Cottman Avenue and
Betsy Ross Bridge Interchanges in Philadelphia

8/11/2017-KING OF PRUSSIA

Lane closures and ramp restrictions are scheduled next week on Interstate
95 at
the Cottman Avenue and Betsy Ross Bridge interchanges in Philadelphia for
construction activities, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
(PennDOT) announced today.

The work schedule is:

• Sunday, August 13, through Saturday, August 19, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM,
the
ramp from southbound I-95 to Bleigh Avenue at the Cottman Avenue (Route 73)

Interchange will be reduced from two lanes to one for utility installation;
and

• Monday, August 14, through Friday, August 18, from 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM the

following morning, intermittent left and right lane closures will be in
place
on northbound and southbound I-95 between the Betsy Ross Bridge and
Allegheny
Avenue interchanges for barrier adjustments and line painting.

Drivers are advised to allow extra time when traveling on I-95 through the
work
areas. All scheduled activities are weather dependent.

The work is part of the $212 million project to widen and reconstruct I-95
at
the Cottman Avenue (Route 73) Interchange, and the $160.2 million project
to
rebuild ramps and improve connections at the Betsy Ross Bridge Interchange.

For more information on I-95 improvement projects, visit www.95revive.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.

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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