PennDOT - District 6 News
I-76 West to Close at Night Next Week at 30th Street for Overhead Viaduct Construction in Philadelphia
King of Prussia, PA – Westbound Interstate 76 at 30th Street or the westbound off-ramp to 30th Street will be closed alternately on Tuesday, July 6, through Thursday, July 8, from 7:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning for overhead viaduct construction in Center City Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.
In addition, eastbound and westbound I-76 will be reduced to a single lane between South Street and University Avenue from 7:00 PM Friday, July 9, to 5:00 AM Saturday, July 10, for miscellaneous "punch list" construction activities on the viaduct.
Friday night's lane closures mark the completion of more than two years of work on a project that rehabilitated the deteriorated, mile-long viaduct that carries I-76 traffic between the I-676 and University Avenue interchanges. Since starting construction in spring 2019, PennDOT's contractor has repaired the support columns beneath the viaduct; cleaned and refurbished the viaduct's stormwater drainage system; repaired the concrete deck's expansion dams and parapets; milled and repaved the viaduct's riding surface; and installed a new concrete median barrier.
The project also rehabilitated the bridge that carries the Schuylkill Expressway over Route 23 and Arrowmink Creek in West Conshohocken Borough, and completed similar repairs to several other I-76 bridges and culverts in Montgomery County.
When westbound I-76 is closed during the week, traffic will be detoured to the off-ramp at 30th Street and follow Schuylkill Avenue to the ramp back to westbound I-76 at Market Street.
When the westbound off-ramp to 30th Street is closed during the week, westbound I-76 also will be reduced to one lane between 30th Street and Interstate 676. Off-ramp traffic will be detoured east on Interstate 676, exit at 23rd Street, turn left on 22nd Street to the ramp to I-676 west, then take the ramp to I-76 east and the exit at 30th Street.
The weeknight lane and ramp closures — part of PennDOT's project to rehabilitate the Chestnut Street bridge over the Schuylkill River and eight other nearby structures — will allow crews to continue installing overhead electrical conduit and repairing the retaining wall between the expressway and the Schuylkill River.
Drivers are advised to use alternate routes or allow extra time when traveling through the work areas as backups and delays may occur. All operations are weather dependent.
More information on both projects is available at www.chestnutstreetbridges.com and www.i76viaduct.com.
Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles by visiting www.511PA.com. 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.
For a complete list of construction projects impacting state-owned highways in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties, visit www.penndot.gov/District6TrafficBulletin.
Information about infrastructure in District 6 including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.gov/D6Results. Find PennDOT's planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.
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