PennDOT - District 6 News: I-95 Overnight Lane Closures Scheduled Next Week for Lighting Improvements in Center City Philadelphia

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PennDOT - District 6 News

I-95 Overnight Lane Closures Scheduled Next Week for Lighting Improvements in Center City Philadelphia

King of Prussia, PA – Interstate 95 motorists will encounter double lane closures in both directions next week from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning between the Washington Avenue/Columbus Boulevard (Exit 20) and Interstate 676/Callowhill (Exit 22) interchanges in Philadelphia for construction activities on a project to install a new underpass lighting system in the covered section of I-95 near Dock Street, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today. 

The work schedule is:

• Monday, September 10, and Tuesday, September 11, the two right lanes will be closed on southbound I-95; 
  
• Wednesday, September 12, and Friday, September 14, the two left lanes will be closed on southbound I-95; and
  
• Thursday, September 13, the two right lanes will be closed on northbound I-95.
  

Motorists are advised to allow more time for travel on I-95 near the work areas. 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.

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