PennDOT - District 6 News
22nd Street and 23rd Street Scheduled to Close Two Mornings Next Week for Bridge Construction in Philadelphia
King of Prussia, PA – 22nd Street and 23rd Street in Philadelphia are scheduled to be closed and detoured two mornings next week for a concrete deck pour on JFK Boulevard as part of a project to rehabilitate three bridges on JFK Boulevard over 21st, 22nd and 23rd streets in Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.
The work schedule is:
• Tuesday, July 10, from 2:00 AM to 6:00 AM, 22nd Street is scheduled to be closed and detoured between Arch Street and Market Street. During the closure, motorists will be directed to use Market Street, 20th Street and Arch Street; and
• Wednesday, July 11, from 2:00 AM to 6:00 AM, 23rd Street is scheduled to be closed and detoured between Arch Street and Market Street. During the closure, motorists will be directed to use Race Street, 21st Street and Market Street.
The eastbound lanes of JFK Boulevard have been closed since the project began in late January of this year. Eastbound JFK Boulevard motorists will continue to be detoured over Schuylkill Avenue, 30th Street, Market Street and 20th Street. The eastbound lanes will remain closed through the completion of construction, which is scheduled for mid-November of 2018.
Construction on the JFK Boulevard bridges is being performed one half at a time as the department's contractor replaces the deteriorated deck and beams on the three structurally-deficient, prestressed adjacent box-beam bridges. The deteriorated bridge decks have been in place since the late 1950s.
In addition to replacing the bridge deck, crews are reconstructing JFK Boulevard from the eastern end of the bridge over the Schuylkill River to just east of 21st Street, and widening the sidewalk on the south side to match the sidewalk built on the JFK Boulevard bridge over the Schuylkill River.
Crews are also building a new center median; reconstructing the westbound sidewalk on JFK Boulevard to allow for a future multi-use trail; constructing a pedestrian stairway and ramp from the westbound sidewalk to 22nd Street; and installing new drainage, pavement markings and highway lighting.
Following the completion of construction, the eastbound single-lane pattern on JFK Boulevard will be extended from the bridge over the Schuylkill River to just east of 21st Street.
C. Abbonizio Contractors, Inc., of Sewell, NJ, is the general contractor on the project which is financed with 100 percent state funds.
This project is a follow-up to the structural improvements made from 2007 to 2009 when PennDOT rehabilitated the JFK Boulevard bridge over the Schuylkill River under a $17.9 million project.
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.
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