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

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

4/20/2018-KING OF PRUSSIA

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

The work schedule is:

• Monday, April 23, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, a right lane closure is
scheduled
on westbound Interstate 76 between the South Street and Interstate 676
interchanges in Philadelphia;
• Monday, April 23, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, a right lane closure is
scheduled
on eastbound I-76 between the South Street and 28th Street interchanges in
Philadelphia;
• Monday, April 23, and Tuesday April 24, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, a left
lane
closure is scheduled on northbound Interstate 476 between the I-76 and
Conshohocken interchanges in West Conshohocken Borough and Plymouth
Township,
Montgomery County;
• Tuesday, April 24, from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM, lane restrictions are
scheduled
on Pulaski Drive between Goddard Boulevard and Mall Boulevard in Upper
Merion
Township, Montgomery County;
• Tuesday, April 24, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, lane restrictions are
scheduled
on Route 320 (Chester Road) between College Avenue and Rutgers Avenue in
Swarthmore Borough, Delaware County;
• Tuesday, April 24, and Wednesday, April 25, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, a
right
lane closure is scheduled on northbound Interstate 95 between the Island
Avenue/Valley Forge and Broad Street/Pattison Avenue interchanges in
Philadelphia;
• Thursday, April 26, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, a right lane closure is
scheduled in both directions on Route 309 (Sellersville Bypass) between
Bethlehem Pike and Route 113 (Main Street) in Hilltown Township, Bucks
County;
• Friday, April 27, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, a left lane closure is
scheduled
on northbound I-95 between the Island Avenue/Valley Forge and Broad
Street/Pattison Avenue interchanges in Philadelphia; and
• Sunday, April 29, from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM, a right lane closure is
scheduled
on southbound I-95 between the Enterprise Avenue/Island Avenue and Bartram
Avenue/Essington Avenue interchanges in Philadelphia.

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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