PennDOT - District 6 News
I-76 West Ramp to 30th Street in Philadelphia to Close Sunday Night for Four Weeks of Construction
King of Prussia, PA – The westbound Interstate 76 ramp to 30th Street in Philadelphia will be closed and detoured for four weeks beginning at 11:00 PM Sunday, August 19, to complete repair and resurfacing operations, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.
The ramp originally was closed for construction on Saturday, July 21, but reopened earlier this month to accommodate SEPTA shuttle buses that were in service during construction on the rail line between the University City and 30th Street stations.
Motorists normally using the ramp will be directed to exit westbound I-76 at South Street, turn right on South Street, then left on 22nd Street to Market Street.
The ramp is scheduled to reopen by 5:00 AM Friday, September 14.
The ramp repairs are part of PennDOT's $103.6 million project to rehabilitate the Chestnut Street bridge over the Schuylkill River and seven other nearby structures, including the westbound I-76 ramp to 30th Street and the Walnut Street on-ramp to eastbound I-76 at 30th Street.
The entire project is scheduled to finish in fall 2020.
Buckley & Company Inc., of Philadelphia is the general contractor on the project, which is financed with 80 percent federal and 20 percent state funds.
For more information on the project, visit www.chestnutstreetbridges.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 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.
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