I-95 Girard Point Bridge, Castor Avenue Lane Restrictions Next Week for Bridge Inspections in Philadelphia

I-95 Girard Point Bridge, Castor Avenue Lane Restrictions Next Week for
Bridge Inspections in Philadelphia

12/8/2017-KING OF PRUSSIA

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

The work schedule is:

• Monday, December 11, through Wednesday, December 13, from 9:00 AM to 3:00
PM,
the left lane is scheduled to close on the northbound deck of the I-95
Girard
Point Bridge;
• Wednesday, December 13, and Thursday, December 14, from 8:00 AM to 12:00
PM,
a single lane closure and lane shifts are scheduled on northbound Castor
Avenue
between Wingohocking Street and Wyoming Avenue; and
• Wednesday, December 13, and Thursday, December 14, from 12:00 PM to 4:00
PM,
a single lane closure and lane shifts are scheduled on southbound Castor
Avenue
between Wyoming Avenue and Wingohocking Street.

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, 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
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