Girard Avenue Ramp to I-76 West Scheduled to Close This Morning for Tree Removal Operations in Philadelphia

Girard Avenue Ramp to I-76 West Scheduled to Close This Morning for Tree
Removal Operations in Philadelphia

10/16/2017-KING OF PRUSSIA

The ramp from Girard Avenue to westbound Interstate 76 in Philadelphia is
scheduled to close today at 9:30 AM for tree removal operations, the
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today. The
closure is expected to last for approximately one hour.

During this operation, motorists looking to access westbound I-76 from
Girard
Avenue will be directed to use Parkside Avenue, Belmont Avenue and
Montgomery
Avenue.

Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the area
because slowdowns will occur.

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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