PennDOT - District 6 News
I-95 Overnight Ramp Closure Scheduled Next Week for Lighting Improvements in Center City Philadelphia
King of Prussia, PA – The ramp from Market Street to Interstate 95 South will be closed Monday, August 27, through Thursday, August 30, from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM, 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.
During this four-night operation, 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 reach I-95 South.
Motorists are advised to allow more time for travel near the work area. 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 www.facebook.com/pennsylvaniadepartmentoftransportation and Instagram at www.instagram.com/pennsylvaniadot.
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