Travel Restrictions Scheduled Next Week on Several State Highways for Bridge Inspections in Philadelphia

Travel Restrictions Scheduled Next Week on Several State Highways for
Bridge Inspections in Philadelphia

1/26/2018-KING OF PRUSSIA

Travel restrictions are scheduled next week on several state highways in
Philadelphia for bridge inspections, the Pennsylvania Department of
Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.

The work schedule is:

• Monday, January 29, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, a left lane closure is
scheduled on southbound Interstate 95 between the Allegheny Avenue and
Interstate 676 interchanges;
• Tuesday, January 30, from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, lane restrictions are
scheduled
on northbound Tacony Street between Aramingo Avenue and Bridge Street;
• Tuesday, January 30, and Wednesday, January 31, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM,
a
left lane closure is scheduled on southbound I-95 between Enterprise Avenue
and
Philadelphia International Airport;
• Wednesday, January 31, from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, lane restrictions are
scheduled on southbound Tacony Street between Fraley Street and Aramingo
Avenue;
• Wednesday, January 31, and Friday, February 2, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM,
lane
restrictions are scheduled in both directions on Walnut Lane between
Wissahickon Avenue and Morris Street;
• Friday, February 2, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, a right lane closure is
scheduled on the ramp from westbound Route 291 (Penrose Avenue) to
southbound
I-95;
• Saturday, February 3, from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, a right lane closure is
scheduled on the ramp from westbound Route 291 (Penrose Avenue) to
southbound
I-95; and
• Saturday, February 3, from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, a right lane closure is
scheduled in both directions on Whitaker Avenue between Pennway Street and
Loudon Street.

Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work
areas. 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
www.instagram.com/pennsylvaniadot.

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