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

4/7/2018-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:

• Sunday, April 8, through Tuesday, April 10, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, a
right
lane closure is scheduled on westbound Route 291 (Penrose Avenue) between
Interstate 95 South and 26th Street;
• Monday, April 9, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM, a right lane closure is
scheduled
on northbound U.S. 1 (Roosevelt Extension) between Henry Avenue and
Wissahickon
Avenue;
• Monday, April 9, from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM, a right lane closure is
scheduled
on southbound U.S. 1 (Roosevelt Extension) between Wissahickon Avenue and
Henry
Avenue;
• Tuesday, April 10, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, a right lane closure is
scheduled
on southbound U.S. 1 (Roosevelt Extension) between 9th Street and Broad
Street
(Route 611);
• Wednesday, April 11, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, lane closures are scheduled
on
the ramp from University Avenue to westbound I-76;
• Thursday, April 12, from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM, a right lane closure is
scheduled on westbound I-76 between the Montgomery Drive and U.S. 1 South
(City
Avenue) interchanges;
• Thursday, April 12, from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM, a right lane closure is
scheduled on eastbound I-76 between the U.S. 1 North (Roosevelt Boulevard)
and
Montgomery Drive interchanges;
• Thursday, April 12, from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM, a left lane closure is
scheduled on westbound I-76 between the Montgomery Drive and U.S. 1 South
(City
Avenue) interchanges;
• Friday, April 13, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, lane closures are scheduled on

northbound I-95 between the Cottman Avenue and Academy Road interchanges;
and
• Friday, April 13, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM, a right lane closure is
scheduled
on southbound I-95 between the Academy Road and Cottman Avenue
interchanges.

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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