PennDOT - District 6 News
I-76 Closures, Restrictions Next Week for Viaduct Repairs in Philadelphia
King of Prussia, PA – Full closures and lane restrictions will be in place next week and next weekend on Interstate 76 in Center City Philadelphia for viaduct repairs and repaving, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.
Work on these projects 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 signing, and relevant training.
The schedule and locations are:
- Monday, June 8, through Wednesday, June 10, eastbound I-76 will be reduced to a single lane between 30th Street and Interstate 676 in Philadelphia at 9:00 PM, then closed completely at 10:00 PM until 5:00 AM the following morning for overhead viaduct repairs. During the overnight closure, eastbound I-76 traffic will exit at 30th Street, continue around 30th Street Station, turn left on Chestnut Street, and right on Schuylkill Avenue to the ramp to eastbound I-76 at Walnut Street;
- Wednesday, June 10, from 12:00 Noon to 11:00 PM, westbound I-76 will be reduced to a single lane between the University Avenue and 30th Street interchanges for viaduct repairs;
- Thursday, June 11, eastbound I-76 will be reduced to a single lane between the 30th Street and University Avenue interchanges in Philadelphia at 12:00 Noon, then closed completely at 10:00 PM until 5:00 AM Friday morning, June 12, for milling and paving; and
From 12:00 Noon Friday, June 12, to 5:00 AM Monday, June 15, eastbound I-76 will be closed and detoured between the 30th Street and University Avenue interchanges in Philadelphia for milling and paving.
During Thursday's single lane closure on eastbound I-76, the South Street on- and off-ramps to and from eastbound I-76 will be closed. Traffic normally using this off-ramp will exit at Spring Garden Street and follow the posted detour to South Street. Traffic normally using this on-ramp will follow the posted detour to 34th Street to access the ramp to I-76 east.
During next weekend's closure of eastbound I-76, through-traffic be directed to follow eastbound I-676 to southbound Interstate 95 back to I-76. Eastbound local motorists will exit at Spring Garden Street and follow the posted detour to 34th Street to access the ramp to I-76 east.
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.
In addition to the travel restrictions on I-76, the Chestnut Street Bridge over the Schuylkill River is scheduled to close to all vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycling traffic beginning Monday morning, June 8, for the completion of structural steel repairs, redecking and other improvements.
PennDOT closed the 63-year-old eastbound connection between University City and Center City to through-vehicles in August 2019 and began repairs to the north side of the span. The south side of the bridge remained open to pedestrians and bicyclists, and for motorists needing access to the parking lot of the 2400 Chestnut office and residential building while a temporary ramp to the lot was constructed. Once the bridge is fully closed, motorists will access the lot via a temporary ramp from 23rd Street and Chestnut Street.
During the closure, motorists and cyclists heading east from West Philadelphia will be detoured north on either 38th Street, 36th Street or 33rd Street to east on Market Street, then across the river to 23rd Street.
Chestnut Street motorists in the vicinity of 30th Street also may turn left on Schuylkill Avenue to access either eastbound Market Street or John F. Kennedy Boulevard across the river to Center City.
An alternate detour for cyclists will be to take 38th Street or 34th Street south, turn left on Spruce Street, then east on South Street across the river to 22nd Street.
Pedestrians will be detoured to either the Market Street or Walnut Street bridges over the river.
Repairs to the Chestnut Street Bridge are part of PennDOT's $103.6 million project to rehabilitate the bridge 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
PennDOT is also repairing and resurfacing the I-76 viaduct under a $39.8 million contract that also includes repairs to several I-76 bridges in Montgomery County. More information is available at www.I76viaduct.com.
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