PennDOT - District 6 News
I-76 East to Close at Night Next Week, Next Weekend for Viaduct Rehabilitation, Paving in Center City Philadelphia
King of Prussia, PA – Eastbound Interstate 76 will be closed overnight next week and all of next weekend between the 30th Street and South Street exits in Philadelphia for repair and repaving of two Center City viaducts, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.
Next week's work schedule on eastbound I-76 is:
- Monday, October 7, through Thursday, October 10, 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 between 30th Street and South Street for pavement repairs and for repairs to the overhead viaduct at 30th Street. During weeknight closures, traffic will exit at 30th Street, follow 30th Street around the station, turn left on Chestnut Street and right on Schuylkill Avenue to the ramp to eastbound I-76 at Walnut Street; and
- Friday, October 11, eastbound I-76 will be reduced to a single lane at 9:00 PM then closed completely from 11:00 PM until 5:00 AM Monday, October 14 between the 30th Street and South Street interchanges for pavement repairs and resurfacing.
In addition, lane restrictions will be in place on sections of westbound I-76 in Center City at night next week. The work schedule on westbound I-76 is:
- Monday, October 7, from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning, westbound I-76 will be reduced to a single lane between the University Avenue and Interstate 676 exits for drainage repairs and overhead viaduct construction;
- Tuesday, October 8, through Thursday, October 10, from 9:00 PM, to 5:00 AM the following morning, westbound I-76 will be reduced to a single lane between the 30th Street and I-676 interchanges for overhead viaduct construction. A westbound lane closure also may be in place at this location from 9:00 PM Friday, October 11, to 5:00 AM Saturday, October 12, if rain causes cancellation of any of the week's planned operations; and
- Monday, October 7, through Friday, October 11, 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.
During next weekend's closure of eastbound I-76, motorists will be directed to use the following alternate routes:
- Follow eastbound I-676 to southbound Interstate 95 to access I-76; or
- Exit at 30th Street, follow 30th Street around the station, turn right on Market Street, left on 38th Street and straight on University Avenue to 34th Street to access the ramp to eastbound I-76.
During the closure of eastbound I-76, the following ramps will be closed and detoured from 11:00 PM Friday, October 11, to 5:00 AM Monday, October 14:
- Westbound I-676 ramp to eastbound I-76. I-676 motorists will be detoured west on I-76 to the Montgomery Drive/West River Drive exit, then take the ramp to eastbound I-76 and follow the detour at 30th Street; and
- Walnut Street ramp to eastbound I-76. Motorists will be directed to follow Walnut Street, turn left on 38th Street and go straight on University Avenue to 34th Street and the ramp to eastbound I-76.
Motorists are advised that the paving schedule may change based on weather forecasts because the paving material being used on the I-76 viaduct is a synthetic concrete (Polyester Polymer Concrete) that must be applied under dry conditions. The PPC material is being used because the synthetic concrete cures faster, allowing the viaduct's surface to be rehabilitated while minimizing the need for long-term lane closures that are required for curing conventional concrete pavement.
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.
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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