I-76 West Ramp Closure and I-95 Lane Restrictions Scheduled Saturday Through Monday for Bridge Inspections in Philadelphia

I-76 West Ramp Closure and I-95 Lane Restrictions Scheduled Saturday
Through Monday for Bridge Inspections in Philadelphia

10/20/2017-KING OF PRUSSIA

Travel restrictions are scheduled on Interstate 76 and Interstate 95 on
Saturday, October 21, through Monday, October 23, for bridge inspections in

Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)
announced
today.

The work schedule is:

• Saturday, October 21, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, the ramp from westbound
I-76
to 30th Street will be closed. Motorists will be directed to use Exit 344
(Interstate 676 East), 23rd Street, Market Street and Schuylkill Avenue
West;
• Sunday, October 22, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, the right lane is scheduled
to
close on southbound I-95 between the Girard Avenue and I-676 interchanges;
and
• Monday, October 23, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, the left lane is scheduled
to
close on southbound I-95 between the Girard Avenue and I-676 interchanges.

Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work
areas
because slowdowns will occur. All activities are weather dependent.

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

color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 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 850
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
department on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/pennsylvaniadepartmentoftransportation and Instagram at
www.instagram.com/pennsylvaniadot.

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