PennDOT - District 6 News: I-76 East Lane Closure This Weekend, Full Closure at Night Next Week for Viaduct Rehabilitation in Center City Philadelphia

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PennDOT - District 6 News

I-76 East Lane Closure This Weekend, Full Closure at Night Next Week for Viaduct Rehabilitation in Center City Philadelphia

King of Prussia, PA – Eastbound Interstate 76 will be reduced to a single lane this weekend and closed and detoured at night next week, and westbound I-76 will be reduced to a single lane at night next week between the 30th Street and South Street interchanges in Center City Philadelphia for viaduct rehabilitation and repaving, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today. 

Weather permitting, the work schedule is:

• Friday, October 25, eastbound I-76 will be reduced to a single lane from 9:00 PM until 10:00 PM Saturday, October 26, for repaving;
• Monday, October 28, through Thursday, October 31, eastbound I-76 will be reduced to a single lane at 9:00 PM, then closed completely each night from 11:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning for rehabilitation and repainting of the overhead viaduct. During the weeknight closing, eastbound I-76 traffic will exit at 30th Street, follow 30th Street around the station, turn left on Chestnut Street, then right on Schuylkill Avenue to the ramp to eastbound I-76 at Walnut Street;
• Monday, October 28, through Thursday, October 31, westbound I-76 will be reduced to one lane between the 30th Street and Interstate 676 interchanges for rehabilitation and repainting of the overhead viaduct; and
• Monday, October 28, through Friday, November 1, from 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM, the right deceleration lane on westbound I-76 approaching the ramp to 30th Street will be closed periodically for concrete placement under the viaduct.

Drivers are advised to use an alternate route or allow extra time when traveling through the work areas because significant backups and delays will occur. 

Next week's scheduled lane closures of westbound I-76 may be adjusted to start later than 11 PM if necessary to accommodate motorists leaving the sports complex in South Philadelphia.

The previously-scheduled closing of eastbound I-76 between 30th Street and South Street from 11:00 PM Friday, October 25, through 5:00 AM Monday, October 28, was scaled-back to a single lane closure Friday night through Saturday night because of the possibility of rain this weekend.

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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