PennDOT - District 6 News
Wolf Administration Announces Work to Begin on Project to Repair and Resurface 15 Miles of State Highway in Philadelphia
King of Prussia, PA – The Wolf Administration announced today that construction is scheduled to begin next week on a project to repair and resurface 15 miles of state highway in Philadelphia.
"Improving and maintaining our state highways in the City of Philadelphia will help create safer driving conditions for both residents and visitors alike," Governor Tom Wolf said. "Projects like this are vital to our continuing efforts to upgrade Pennsylvania's infrastructure and support the local economy."
Under the Governor's Resurface PA initiative, PennDOT has mounted an aggressive campaign to accelerate repaving interstates and attacking potholes across the state's 40,000 miles of PennDOT-maintained roads, the nation's fifth largest such system.
The work schedule is:
• Wednesday, August 15, through Friday, August 17, from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM, lane restrictions are scheduled on Washington Lane between Chew Avenue and Route 309 (Cheltenham Avenue), for milling and paving; and
• Wednesday, August 15, through Friday, August 17, from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM and 7:00 PM to 5:00 AM, lane restrictions are scheduled on Lincoln Drive between West Cliveden Street and West Allens Lane, for milling and paving.
Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work areas because slowdowns will occur. The contractor's schedule is dependent on the weather.
Additional state highways scheduled for resurfacing under this contract include:
• Walnut Street (Route 3) between 24th Street and South Broad Street (Route 611);
• Philmont Avenue between Byberry Road and the Bucks County line;
• 5th Street between Walnut Street and Spring Garden Street;
• Dauphin Street between Ridge Avenue and Aramingo Avenue;
• 65th Street between Kingsessing Avenue and Passyunk Avenue;
• 29th Street between West Girard Avenue and U.S. 13 (West Hunting Park Avenue); and
• The ramp from Front Street to southbound Interstate 95.
Under this improvement project, PennDOT will mill the existing roadway surface and repave the state highways with new asphalt. The new pavement will seal the roadways and provide motorists with a smoother riding surface.
Tony DePaul and Son of Flourtown, Montgomery County, is the general contractor on the $6,754,325 project, which is financed with 100 percent state funds.
Work on the project is expected to be completed in December 2018.
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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