I-95 Overnight Lane and Ramp Closures Scheduled Next Week in Center City Philadelphia

I-95 Overnight Lane and Ramp Closures Scheduled Next Week in Center City
Philadelphia

5/31/2018-KING OF PRUSSIA

Interstate 95 motorists will encounter overnight lane and ramp closures
next
week for construction activities on a project to install a new underpass
lighting system in the covered section of I-95 near Dock Street in
Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)
announced
today.

The work schedule is:

• Monday, June 4, through Friday, June 8, from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM, the ramp

from Columbus Boulevard to I-95 North will be closed. During construction,
motorists wanting access to I-95 North will be directed to continue north
on
Columbus Boulevard and follow signs to make a left onto I-95 North.
Motorists
who want to access I-95 North to reach I-676 East will be directed to
continue
north on Columbus Boulevard, left on Callowhill Street and follow sign to
I-676
East;

• Monday, June 4, through Friday, June 8, from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM, a left
lane
and shoulder will be 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; and

• Thursday, June 7, and Friday, June 8, from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM, the ramp
from
Market Street to I-95 South will be closed. Motorists will be directed to
travel north on 5th Street, west on Arch Street, north on 7th Street and
follows signs to Interstate 676 East to I-95 South.

Motorists are advised to allow more time for travel on I-95 near the work
areas. The contractor's schedule is weather dependent and subject to
change.

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
department on Facebook at
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