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PennDOT to Preform Bridge Cleanings on Several State Highways in Philadelphia
King of Prussia, PA – Motorists will encounter overnight intermittent travel restrictions on several state highways in Philadelphia beginning Monday, September 10, through Wednesday, September 26, from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning, for bridge cleaning, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.
The roadways include:
- Interstate 95 North and South;
- Interstate 676 East and West;
- On the ramp from eastbound I-676 to I-95 north;
- Route 3 (Chestnut Street);
- Market Street;
- 11th Street;
- 15th Street;
- 16th Street; and
- 34th Street.
Crews will restrict travel lanes on these state highways to pressure wash and clean bridges.
Motorists are advised to be alert of this moving operation and to expect intermittent lane closures and possible slowdowns when driving near work crews. All activities are weather dependent.
Under this regional improvement project, PennDOT is cleaning bridges in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties. The project is expected to be completed in June 2019.
Titan Industrial Services, Inc., of Baltimore, Md. is the general contractor on the $2,440,000 project, which is financed with 100 percent state 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.
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.
MEDIA CONTACT: Ayanna Williams, 610-205-6801
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