I-95, U.S. 1 Travel Restrictions Next Week for Bridge Inspections in Philadelphia and Bucks Counties

I-95, U.S. 1 Travel Restrictions Next Week for Bridge Inspections in
Philadelphia and Bucks Counties

12/14/2017-KING OF PRUSSIA

Travel restrictions are scheduled next week on Interstate 95 and U.S. 1
(Lincoln Highway) in Philadelphia and Bucks counties for bridge
inspections,
the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.

The work schedule is:

• Monday, December 18, and Wednesday, December 20, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM,
a
temporary moving left lane closure is scheduled on northbound I-95 between
the
westbound Interstate 676 and Cottman Avenue interchanges in Philadelphia;
• Tuesday, December 19, and Wednesday, December 20, from 9:00 AM to 3:00
PM, a
temporary moving right lane closure is scheduled on southbound I-95 between
the
Bridge Street and Allegheny Avenue interchanges in Philadelphia;
• Tuesday, December 19, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM, a right lane closure is
scheduled on northbound U.S.1 (Lincoln Highway) between the Neshaminy and
Business U.S. 1 interchanges in Bensalem Township, Bucks County; and
• Tuesday, December 19, from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM, a right lane closure is
scheduled on southbound U.S.1 (Lincoln Highway) between the Business U.S. 1
and
Neshaminy interchanges in Bensalem Township, Bucks County.

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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