I-95 Girard Point Bridge and Tacony Street Lane Closures Scheduled Next Week for Bridge Inspection in Philadelphia

I-95 Girard Point Bridge and Tacony Street Lane Closures Scheduled Next
Week for Bridge Inspection in Philadelphia

9/22/2017-KING OF PRUSSIA

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

The work schedule is:

• Wednesday, September 27, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, lane closures are
scheduled
in both directions on Tacony Street between Bridge Street and Levick
Street;
• Saturday, September 30, and Sunday, October 1, from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, a

right lane closure is scheduled on the northbound deck of the Interstate 95

Girard Point Bridge; and
• Saturday, September 30, and Sunday, October 1, from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, a

right lane closure is scheduled on the southbound deck of the Interstate 95

Girard Point Bridge.

Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling in the work areas
because backups and delays will occur. All scheduled activities are weather

dependent.

The inspections are part of PennDOT's program to inspect bridges at least
once
every two years to 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.

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.

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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