I-95 Lanes Closures Scheduled Next Week for Overhead Bridge Construction in the City of Chester, Delaware County

I-95 Lanes Closures Scheduled Next Week for Overhead Bridge Construction in
the City of Chester, Delaware County

9/20/2017-KING OF PRUSSIA

Lane closures are scheduled on northbound and southbound Interstate 95
between
the I-476 (Exit 7) and Route 352/Route 320 (Exit 6) interchanges in the
City of
Chester, Delaware County, on Monday, September 25, through Friday,
September
29, from 10:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning, for construction
activities
related to a project to rehabilitate eight bridges over I-95 and CSX
Railroad
in the city, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)
announced
today.

In addition to the lane closures, the bridge carrying Chestnut Street over
I-95
between 12th Street and 13th Street will be closed to vehicles and
pedestrians
beginning Monday, September 25. Motorists and pedestrians will be directed
to
use 12th Street and 13th Street to access the Upland Street bridge to cross

over I-95. The detour will be in place through January 2018.

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

dependent.

Under this improvement project, PennDOT is rehabilitating the multi-span,
steel
girder bridges on Potter Street, Madison Street, Upland Street, Melrose
Avenue,
Chestnut Street, Edgmont Avenue, and the Crosby Street and Walnut Street
pedestrian structures. The contractor will also improve the I-95 south exit

ramp at Chestnut Street.

PennDOT owns the Edgmont Avenue and Madison Street bridges, and the City of

Chester owns the remaining six structures.

In addition to the bridge and ramp improvements, PennDOT's contractor is
repairing Chestnut Street and Morton Avenue from 12th Street to 4th Street;

reconstructing curbs and sidewalks; milling and resurfacing the streets;
installing a new traffic signal at Chestnut Street and Morton Avenue; and
upgrading the traffic signal at Morton Avenue and 7th Street. Crews are
also
reconstructing Morton Avenue from 7th Street to 4th Street to lower the
road
under the Amtrak overpass to increase vertical clearance.

South State, Inc. of Bridgeton, N.J. is the general contractor on the $16.6

million project which is financed with 100 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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