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PennDOT to Resume Construction on Chestnut Street Bridge Project in Philadelphia
King of Prussia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that construction will resume Monday, May 4, on the project to rehabilitate and redeck the Chestnut Street Bridge over the Schuylkill River and seven other adjacent structures in Center City Philadelphia.
Work on this project will be in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and state Department of Health guidance as well as a project-specific COVID-19 safety plan, which will include protocols for social distancing, use of face coverings, personal and job-site cleaning protocols, management of entries to the jobsite, special signage and relevant training.
Beginning Monday, May 4, crews will resume sidewalk construction on the north side of the river bridge, repairs to the arch bridges that carries Chestnut Street over 24th Street and the adjacent CSX railroad, and rehabilitation and deck replacement of two sections the Schuylkill Avenue viaduct over the Schuylkill Expressway.
No additional travel restrictions are expected during the early stages of restarted construction. The bridge over the river remains closed to through traffic but open to pedestrians and bicyclists and the parking lot to the 2400 Chestnut office/apartment building. The entire bridge is tentatively scheduled to close completely in June so that crews can refurbish and redeck the south side of the structure.
Motorists on surface streets in the project area are advised to use extra caution when traveling through the work area as all construction personnel will be required to wear personal protective equipment while following a mandated CoVID-19 safety plan.
In addition to repairing and repainting the steel superstructure and replacing the deck of the main bridge carrying Chestnut Street over the Schuylkill River and the two Schuylkill Avenue structures over I-76, the project also includes:
Rehabilitating two structures on the Interstate 76 on-and-off-ramps between Chestnut Street and Walnut Street;
Resurfacing Chestnut Street from 31st Street to 30th Street, and from 24th Street to 23rd Street;
Constructing wider sidewalks and installing decorative barrier and railings on the Chestnut Street and Schuylkill Avenue bridges;
Rehabilitating a 900-foot section of the river wall structure between I-76 and the Schuylkill River from Market Street and Walnut Street;
Rehabilitating a 15-foot section of the retaining wall supporting the Schuylkill River Trail under Chestnut Street;
Installing new traffic signals, Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) equipment, and street lighting along Chestnut Street between 31st Street and 23rd Street;
Replacing millennium lighting on Chestnut Street over the Schuylkill River;
Constructing a new trellis at the Chestnut Street Trailhead to the Schuylkill River Trail;
Re-striping pavement markings for a bicycle lane on Chestnut Street between 34th Street and 22nd Street; and
Installing a new clear acrylic barrier along Amtrak Northeast Corridor tracks located on the west side of Schuylkill Avenue West between Chestnut Street and Walnut Street.
Physical construction on the project is expected to be completed in late 2020. For more information, visit www.chestnutstreetbridges.com.
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