Columbus Boulevard/Lombard Circle Ramp to I-95 North to Close Tuesday Night in Center City Philadelphia

Columbus Boulevard/Lombard Circle Ramp to I-95 North to Close Tuesday Night
in Center City Philadelphia

5/18/2018-KING OF PRUSSIA

The Columbus Boulevard/Lombard Circle ramp to Interstate 95 North in Center

City Philadelphia is scheduled to close from 9:00 PM Tuesday, May 22, to
5:00
AM Wednesday, May 23, for construction activities on a new project to
install a
new underpass lighting system in the covered section of I-95 near Dock
Street,
the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.

During construction, Northbound Columbus Boulevard motorists who normally
use
the Lombard Circle ramp to I-95 north will be directed to use the circle to

travel south on Columbus Boulevard and then follow signs to I-95 north.
Motorists traveling south on Columbus Boulevard also will be directed to
continue south and follow signs to I-95 north.

If weather postpones the operation, the contractor will close the ramp
Wednesday, May 23, from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning.

In addition to the ramp closure, a right lane and shoulder closure remains
in
place on northbound I-95 from just north of the Washington Avenue/Columbus
Boulevard (Exit 20) Interchange to just south of the Interstate
676/Callowhill
(Exit 22) Interchange. The right lane and shoulder closure will remain in
place
Mondays through Fridays from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning
through
the end of June.

Motorists are advised to allow more time for travel on northbound I-95 near
the
work area.

In addition to installing a new underpass lighting system, PennDOT's
contractor
is reconstructing five pump stations in Philadelphia and Bristol Township,
Bucks County. All work on this project is scheduled to be completed by
December
2019

PKF-Mark III, Inc. of Newtown, Bucks County is the general contractor on
the
$29,884,795 improvement project which is financed with 100 percent federal
funds.

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 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 860 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
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