PennDOT - District 6 News
I-76 West Full Closure, I-76 East Lane Closure at Night Next Week for Rehabilitation of Two Viaducts in Center City Philadelphia
King of Prussia, PA – Westbound I-76 will be closed and eastbound I-76 will be restricted to a single lane overnight next week in Center City Philadelphia for construction activities on two viaducts between the Interstate 676 and South Street Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.
Weather permitting, the work schedule is:
- Monday, August 26, through Thursday, August 29, from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning, eastbound I-76 will be reduced to a single lane between the I-676 and South Street interchanges for pavement repairs and overhead structure demolition and painting;
- Monday, August 26, through Friday, August 30, westbound I-76 will be reduced to a single lane at 9:00 PM, then closed completely from 11:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning between the 30th Street and I-676 interchanges for overhead structure demolition and painting. During the closure, westbound I-76 motorists will exit at 30th Street and follow Schuylkill Avenue to the ramp to westbound I-76 or to eastbound I-676; and
- Monday, August 26, through Friday, August 30, from 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM, there will be periodic, short-term closures of the right deceleration lane on westbound I-76 approaching the ramp to 30th Street for concrete placement under the viaduct.
Drivers are advised to use an alternate route or allow extra time when traveling through the work areas during the lane closures because significant backups and delays will occur.
Next week's scheduled overnight closings of westbound I-76 will be adjusted to start later than 11:00 PM if necessary to accommodate motorists leaving the sports and entertainment complex in South Philadelphia.
PennDOT is repairing and resurfacing the I-76 viaduct under a $39.8 million contract that also includes repairs to the three-span I-76 structure over Route 23 (Conshohocken State Road) in West Conshohocken Borough, just east of the Interstate 476/Conshohocken Interchange in Montgomery County. More information is available at www.I76viaduct.com.
Repairs to the Schuylkill Avenue viaduct are part of PennDOT's $103.6 million project to rehabilitate the Chestnut Street bridge over the Schuylkill River — which is scheduled to close for one year beginning in mid-June — and eight other nearby structures, including those carrying Schuylkill Avenue over I-76 between Walnut Street and Chestnut Street, and between Chestnut Street and Market Street. More information is available at www.chestnutstreetbridges.com.
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