I-676 to Close Several Overnights Next Week for Median Pier Removal in Philadelphia

I-676 to Close Several Overnights Next Week for Median Pier Removal in
Philadelphia

5/9/2018-KING OF PRUSSIA

Interstate 676 will be closed and detoured in both directions between the
Interstate 76 and Broad Street (Route 611) interchanges in Philadelphia on
Monday, May 14, through Thursday, May 17, from 11:00 PM to 5:00 AM the
following morning for cleanup operations, including removal of shielding
and
old median piers from recent construction over the interstate, the
Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.

The overnight operations are among the final stages of the four-year, $64.8

million project to replace seven structurally deficient bridges over I-676
between 22nd Street and 18th Street, and to make landscaping and
streetscape
improvements above the expressway.

On Friday, May 4, PennDOT reopened the newly replaced 18th Street bridge
over
I-676. Construction activities will continue into this summer to complete
landscaping on the 18th Street span and to finish the tie-in of the I-676
westbound ramp to the 22nd Street bridge. The entire project is expected to

finish later this summer, more than a year ahead of schedule.

During the overnight closures, crews will demolish and remove the remaining

sections of the concrete median piers that supported the original, two-span

overpasses at 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st and 22nd streets and two pedestrian
bridges over I-676 between 18th and 20th streets. The replacement bridges
are
all single-span structures that do not require center support piers.

Crews will also use the closure to remove protective shielding from the
undersides of the replacement bridges and complete other cleanup activities
in
the work area. I-676 will be resurfaced between 18th and 22nd streets as
part
of the project later this spring.

When I-676 east is closed, the following detours will be in place:

• From I-76 East: Exit at 30th Street/Market Street (Exit 345); right at
Arch
Street; left at 30th Street; left at Market Street; left at 16th Street;
right
at Vine Street to the ramp to I-676 east;
• From I-76 West: Exit at 30th Street (Exit 345); take Schuylkill Avenue to

Market Street; right at Market Street; left at 16th Street; right at Vine
Street to the ramp to I-676 east; and
• Traveling East on Benjamin Franklin Parkway intending to use the 24th
Street
on-ramp: Follow Benjamin Franklin Parkway around Logan Circle and bear
right
onto Vine Street east; follow Vine Street to the ramp to I-676 east.

When I-676 west is closed, the following detours will be in place for
passenger
cars and trucks to follow:

• To I-76 East and West: Exit I-676 west at Broad Street (Route 611)
Interchange; take 15th Street south; right on J.F.K. Boulevard; right on
Schuylkill Avenue and follow signs to I-76 east and I-76 west;
• From 16th Street North of J.F.K. Boulevard: Follow 16th Street north;
right
at Spring Garden Street; right at 15th Street; right at J.F.K. Boulevard;
right
on Schuylkill Avenue to ramps to I-76 east and I-76 west; and
• From 16th Street South of J.F.K. Boulevard: Follow 16th Street north;
left at
J.F.K. Boulevard; right on Schuylkill Avenue to ramps to I-76 east and I-76

west.

Optional detours for passenger cars during the closure of I-676 west
include:

• To I-76 West: Exit I-676 west at Broad Street (Route 611) Interchange;
take
15th Street south; right onto local Vine Street; right on Benjamin Franklin

Parkway and follow around Eakins Oval and onto Spring Garden Street to the
ramp
to I-76 west; and
• From 16th Street North of J.F.K Boulevard to I-76 West: Follow 16th
Street
north; left onto local Vine Street; right on Benjamin Franklin Parkway and
follow around Eakins Oval and onto Spring Garden Street to the ramp to I-76

west.

Buckley & Company, Inc. of Philadelphia is the general contractor on the
project, which is financed with 100 percent federal funds.

For more information on the I-676 project, visit www.bridgesover676.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.

For more PennDOT information, visit www.penndot.gov. Follow local PennDOT
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