PennDOT - District 6 News: I-95 Girard Point Bridge Among Several State Highways Restricted for Bridge Inspections in Philadelphia, Montgomery Counties

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PennDOT - District 6 News

I-95 Girard Point Bridge Among Several State Highways Restricted for Bridge Inspections in Philadelphia, Montgomery Counties

King of Prussia PA – The Interstate 95 Girard Point Bridge is among several state highways to be restricted in Philadelphia and Montgomery counties for bridge inspections, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.

The work schedules and locations are:

Philadelphia County:

• Monday, August 23, through Wednesday, August 25, and Friday, August 27, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, a right lane closure is scheduled on the northbound deck on the I-95 Girard Point Bridge between the Enterprise Avenue and Broad Street interchanges;
• Monday, August 23, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, a left lane closure is scheduled on eastbound Penrose Avenue at the I-95 Interchange;
• Tuesday, August 24, through Thursday, August 26, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, a right lane closure is scheduled on the southbound deck on the I-95 Girard Point Bridge between the Enterprise Avenue and Broad Street interchanges;
• Thursday, August 26, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, a left lane closure is scheduled on the northbound deck on the I-95 Girard Point Bridge between the Enterprise Avenue and Broad Street interchanges; and
• Friday, August 27, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, a left lane closure is scheduled on the Bartram Avenue (Route 291) ramp to northbound I-95.

Montgomery County:

• Monday, August 23, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, a right lane closure is scheduled on U.S. 202 (Dekalb Pike) between Lafayette Street and Schuylkill Avenue in Norristown;
• Thursday, August 26, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, alternating lane closures are scheduled on Pine Ford Road between Farmington Avenue and Kummerer Road in Upper Pottsgrove Township;
• Thursday, August 26, from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM, a right lane closure is scheduled in both directions on Route 100 between Jackson Road and County Line Road in Douglass Township;
• Friday, August 27, from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM, alternating moving lane closures are scheduled on southbound 309 (Fort Washington Expressway) between the I-276 Interchange and Highland Avenue in Upper Dublin Township;
• Friday, August 27, from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM, a moving right lane closure is scheduled on northbound 309 (Fort Washington Expressway) between the I-276 Interchange and Highland Avenue in Upper Dublin Township;
• Friday, August 27, from 11:00 AM to 2:30 PM, alternating moving lane closures are scheduled on westbound U.S. 422 (Pottstown Bypass) between the River Bridge Road and the Route 100 (Pottstown Pike) interchanges in West Pottsgrove Township; and
• Friday, August 27, from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM, alternating moving lane closures are scheduled on eastbound U.S. 422 (Pottstown Bypass) between the River Bridge Road and the Route 100 (Pottstown Pike) interchanges in West Pottsgrove Township.

Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work areas because backups and slowdowns will occur. All scheduled activities are weather dependent.

The inspections are part of PennDOT's program to inspect bridges at least once every two years. The inspections ensure the safety and overall condition of the structures.

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. 

Follow PennDOT on Twitter at www.twitter.com/511PAPhilly and like the department on Facebook at www.facebook.com/groups/phillypenndot and Instagram at www.instagram.com/pennsylvaniadot.

MEDIA CONTACT: Robyn Briggs, 610-205-6799

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