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

3/9/2018-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, March 12, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, lane restrictions are
scheduled on
26th Street between Interstate 76 and Hartranft Street;
• Monday, March 12, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, lane restrictions are
scheduled on
the ramp from eastbound I-76 to U.S. 1 (Roosevelt Boulevard);
• Tuesday, March 13, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, lane restrictions are
scheduled
on westbound I-76 between the U.S. 1 (Roosevelt Boulevard) and Lincoln
Drive/Kelly Drive interchanges;
• Wednesday, March 14, from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM, a left lane closure is
scheduled on the ramp from northbound Interstate 95 to Interstate 676;
• Wednesday, March 14, and Thursday, March 15, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, a
right
lane closure is scheduled on the ramp from southbound Route 90 (Betsy Ross
Bridge) to Interstate 95;
• Thursday, March 16, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, a right lane closure is
scheduled on Front Street between Packer Avenue and Oregon Avenue;
• Friday, March 16, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM, a right lane closure is
scheduled
on westbound Route 63 (Woodhaven Road) between Franklin Mills
Boulevard/Millbrook Road and Academy Road; and
• Friday, March 16, from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM, a right lane closure is
scheduled
on eastbound Route 63 (Woodhaven Road) between Knights Road and Franklin
Mills
Boulevard/Millbrook Road.

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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