PennDOT - District 6 News
PennDOT Announces Start of Construction to Replace Broad Street (Route 611) Bridge near Spring Garden Street in Philadelphia
King of Prussia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) today announced that construction will begin on Monday, December 7, to replace the five-span Broad Street (Route 611) bridge that carries four lanes of traffic over loading docks and former railroad lines between Wood Street and Spring Garden Street in Philadelphia.
Beginning Monday, December 7, through Sunday, December 22, overnight lane closures are scheduled on Broad Street (Route 611) between Spring Garden Street and Vine Street.
The work schedule is:
- Sundays through Thursdays, from 10:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning; and
- Fridays and Saturdays, from 11:00 PM to 8:00 AM the following morning.
Drivers are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work area because backups and delays will occur. The schedule is weather dependent and subject to change.
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 signing, and relevant training.
The scope of work on this project includes replacement of the bridge superstructure and three steel piers. PennDOT's contractor will rehabilitate the remaining two stone piers and abutments to support the new bridge superstructure.
Loftus Construction, Inc., is the general contractor on the $12,880,000 project which is financed with 100 percent federal funds. The entire project is expected to finish in fall 2022.
For a complete list of construction projects impacting state-owned highways in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties, visit our District 6 Traffic Bulletin at www.penndot.gov/District6TrafficBulletin.
Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, by visiting www.511PA.com or downloading the 511PA application for iPhone and Android devices. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.
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MEDIA CONTACT: Chelsea Lacey-Mabe, 610-205-6798
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