PennDOT - District 6 News
Passyunk Avenue Lane Closure Next Week for Drawbridge Rehabilitation in Philadelphia
King of Prussia, PA – A single lane closure is scheduled on westbound Passyunk Avenue between 28th Street and 61st Street in Philadelphia on Tuesday, September 4, through Friday, September 7, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, for drawbridge repairs on the Honorable Robert C. Donatucci Memorial Bridge over the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.
In addition, Passyunk Avenue will be closed and detoured between 61st Street and 28th Street from 7:00 PM Friday, September 7, to 5:00 AM Monday, September 10 for bridge testing.
During the weekend operation, westbound Passyunk Avenue through traffic will be detoured over 26th Street, Route 291 (Penrose Avenue/Island Avenue), Bartram Avenue, and Essington Avenue. Eastbound Passyunk Avenue drivers will be detoured over Island Avenue, Route 291 (Penrose Avenue/Island Avenue), Interstate 76 east, Broad Street (Route 611) and I-76 west to the Passyunk Avenue exit.
Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through or near the work area. All scheduled activities are weather dependent.
This work is part of a $33.5 million project to rehabilitate and improve the 18-span drawbridge by enhancing the structure's mechanical operation and condition of the bridge. The contractor is rehabilitating the motors, brakes, locks and gears; upgrading the electrical system, traffic control systems and gates; repairing and painting the structural steel; replacing deteriorated concrete; overlaying the bridge deck with latex concrete; replacing expansion joints; resetting rocker bearings; repairing pedestrian railings; and cleaning and repairing drainage systems.
Built in 1983, the steel-girder bridge is 2,240 feet long and 92 feet wide. The structure carries an average of 20,800 vehicles a day.
Buckley and Company Inc., of Philadelphia, is the general contractor on the project which is financed with 80 percent federal and 20 percent state funds. All work on the project is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
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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