Wolf Administration Announces Plans to Alleviate Congestion with Dynamic Part-Time Shoulder Use on Portions of I-476 and I-95 in Delaware County

Wolf Administration Announces Plans to Alleviate Congestion with Dynamic
Part-Time Shoulder Use on Portions of I-476 and I-95 in Delaware County

10/13/2017-KING OF PRUSSIA

To improve traffic flow, the Department of Transportation (PennDOT)
announced
today it is planning to alleviate congestion by implementing dynamic
part-time
shoulder use on sections of Interstates 476 and 95 in Delaware County.

"We consistently look for creative ways to deal with congestion on
Philadelphia
regional expressways, and this new plan is aimed at alleviating bottlenecks
on
the Blue Route and on the stretch between the junction with Interstate 95
and
the Commodore Barry Bridge," PennDOT Secretary Leslie S. Richards said.
"Governor Wolf insists that his administration deliver on his promise of a
'government that works" and addressing mobility goes a long way to
achieving
that goal."

The impacted stretch of Interstate 476, the Blue Route, is in both the
northbound and southbound lanes between the interchange with Pennsylvania
Route
3, the West Chester Pike, and the junction with Interstate 95. On
Interstate
95, the part-time shoulder use will be done southbound between the junction

with Interstate 476 and the interchange for U.S. 322 east and the Commodore

Barry Bridge.

PennDOT already is planning similar treatment for Interstate 76, the
Schuylkill
Expressway, both east and westbound between U.S. 202 and the Interstate 476

interchange.

"Constrained resources restrict our ability to add capacity to Philadelphia

area expressways, but that does not mean we can't look at ways such as
dynamic
part-time shoulder use to alleviate the congestion," Richards said. "This
technique is in use across the nation and has been shown to be a safe and
effective way to improve traffic flow.

PennDOT will support the design work and the Delaware Valley Regional
Planning
Commission plans to dedicate dollars to construction on the next update of
the
Transportation Improvement Plan. Design is expected to take at least four
years
with construction to follow.

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