I-95 Nighttime Lane Closures, Ramp Restrictions Scheduled Next Week in Philadelphia

I-95 Nighttime Lane Closures, Ramp Restrictions Scheduled Next Week in
Philadelphia

2/2/2018-KING OF PRUSSIA

Periodic overnight lane and ramp restrictions will be in place next week on

Interstate 95 between the Cottman Avenue (Route 73) and Betsy Ross
Bridge/Aramingo Avenue interchanges in Philadelphia for soil borings, the
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.

The schedule is:

• Sunday, February 4, through Friday, February 9, from 10:00 PM to 5:00 AM
the
following morning, the left lane will be closed periodically on northbound
I-95
between the Betsy Ross Bridge/Aramingo Avenue and Bridge Street
interchanges
for soil borings in the median;

• Monday, February 5, through Friday, February 9, from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM,
alternating right lane closures will be in place on northbound or
southbound
I-95 between the Cottman Avenue (Route 73) and Betsy Ross Bridge/Aramingo
Avenue interchanges for soil borings in the shoulder; and

• Monday, February 5, through Friday, February 9, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM,
lane
restrictions will be in place periodically on the northbound I-95 ramp to
Aramingo Avenue and on the ramp from the Betsy Ross Bridge to southbound
I-95
for soil borings.

In addition, Monday, February 5, through Friday, February 9, from 7:00 AM
to
3:30 PM, southbound Richmond Street will be closed to through traffic
between
Ann Street and Allegheny Avenue for gas line installation. Southbound
traffic
will be detoured west on Allegheny Avenue and south on Aramingo Avenue.

On Monday, February 5, through Friday, February 9, from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM,

northbound Richmond Street will be closed to through traffic for gas line
installation between Westmoreland Street and Tioga Street. Northbound
traffic
will be detoured east on Allegheny Avenue, north on Delaware Avenue and
west on
Castor Avenue.

The soil borings are part of the advance engineering activities related to
upcoming reconstruction of I-95 at Betsy Ross Bridge/Aramingo Avenue and
Bridge
Street interchanges.

The gas line installation is being done in advance of construction that
will
begin later in 2018 to reconstruct and improve Richmond Street between Ann
Street and Westmoreland Street.

Drivers are advised to allow extra time when traveling on I-95 and Richmond

Street through the work areas. All scheduled activities are weather
dependent.

For more information on I-95 improvement projects, visit www.95revive.com.

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.

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