PennDOT - District 6 News
U.S. 1 North (Roosevelt Expressway) Lane Closure at Night Next Week for Viaduct Construction in Philadelphia
King of Prussia, PA – Northbound U.S. 1 (Roosevelt Expressway) will be reduced from two lanes-to-one between the Wissahickon/Germantown Avenue and Broad Street (Route 611) interchanges in Philadelphia on Monday, April 15, through Thursday, April 18, from 10:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning for milling and paving, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.
The operation is the initial phase in the setup up of a new traffic pattern for the first stage of PennDOT's four-year, $90 million project to rehabilitate the half-mile-long Wayne Junction Viaduct that carries U.S.1 (Roosevelt Expressway) over SEPTA tracks and the city's Nicetown section.
In addition, the Cayuga Street ramp to southbound U.S. 1 (Roosevelt Expressway) is expected to close by 5:00 AM Wednesday, April 17, or 5:00 AM Thursday, April 18, depending on the progress of the scheduled nighttime construction. The ramp, which originally had been projected to close on Tuesday, April 16, will remain closed until fall 2022 for construction on the viaduct.
Motorists normally using the Cayuga Street on-ramp from northbound Broad Street will be directed to turn right on northbound U.S. 1 (Roosevelt Boulevard), right on Old York Road, right on Hunting Park Avenue, right on Wissahickon Avenue and left on Abbottsford Avenue to access the ramp to southbound U.S. 1 (Roosevelt Expressway).
Motorists heading to the on-ramp from southbound Broad Street (Route 611) will turn right on U.S. 1 (Roosevelt Boulevard) and stay straight on Hunting Park Avenue, turn right on Wissahickon Avenue and turn left on Abbottsford Avenue to access the ramp to southbound U.S.1 (Roosevelt Expressway).
PennDOT will maintain two lanes of traffic in both directions on the U.S. 1 (Roosevelt Expressway) during peak travel times during all stages of viaduct repairs.
PennDOT's is rehabilitating the 15-span, 2,600-foot long steel multi-girder structure by placing a new concrete deck; repairing structural steel and deteriorated concrete in the substructures; cleaning and painting; and replacing bearings, downspouts and scuppers.
The project also includes installing new directional signing along U.S. 1 (Roosevelt Expressway); upgrading Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) components; and rehabilitating the bridge carrying Fox Street over U.S. 1 (Roosevelt Expressway).
South State, Inc. of Bridgeton, N.J. is the general contractor on the project which is financed with 80 percent federal and 20 percent state funds. The entire project is scheduled to be completed in late 2022.
For more information on the project, visit us1wav.com.
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