PennDOT - District 6 News
Roadway and Bridge Construction Scheduled Next Week on I-95, Girard Point Bridge in Delaware, Philadelphia Counties
King of Prussia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that various roadway and bridge construction activities will continue next week on Interstate 95 in Delaware County and the I-95 Girard Point Bridge in Philadelphia under two separate improvement projects.
Motorists are advised of the following travel restrictions:
- Monday, December 12, a single lane closure will be in place from 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM, and a double lane closure will be in place from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM on sections of northbound and southbound I-95 between the U.S. 322 (Exit 4) and Philadelphia International Airport (Exit 12) interchanges in Delaware County for paving repair and inlet cleaning;
- Tuesday, December 13, through Thursday, December 15, a single lane closure will be in place from 7:00 PM to 6:00 AM, followed by a double lane closure from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM on sections of northbound and southbound I-95 between the U.S. 322 (Exit 4) and Philadelphia International Airport (Exit 12) interchanges in Delaware County for paving repair and inlet cleaning;
- Tuesday, December 13, through Friday, December 16, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, lane closures are scheduled on the southbound deck on the I-95 Girard Point Bridge between Broad Street (Route 611) and Penrose Avenue (Route 291) in Philadelphia for bridge repair;
- Thursday, December 15, from 7:30 PM to 5:30 AM the following morning, lane closures are scheduled on the ramp from northbound I-95 to northbound I-476 in Delaware County for bridge joint replacement; and
- From 7:30 PM Friday, December 16, to 5:30 AM Monday, December 19, lane closures are scheduled on the ramp from northbound I-95 to I-476 in Delaware County for bridge joint replacement.
During the overnight paving repair and inlet cleaning operations, the ramps from northbound and southbound I-95 to Ridley Park (Exit 8) and Route 420 (Exit 9A/9B) will be closed and detoured. I-95 motorists will be directed to follow the posted detour routes.
Drivers are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work areas because significant backups and delays will occur. All scheduled activities are weather dependent.
The paving repair and inlet cleaning operations are part of a $73 million project to rehabilitate pavement and repair 15 structures on more than 11 miles of I-95 in Lower Chichester, Upper Chichester, Chester, Ridley and Tinicum townships, the City of Chester and Upland and Ridley Park boroughs.
The bridge joint replacement is part of a $44.5 million project to perform high-priority repairs on 13 structures on I-95, I-476 and I-295 in Philadelphia, Delaware and Bucks counties.
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. 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 the District 6 Traffic Bulletin.
Information about infrastructure in District 6, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D6Results. Find PennDOT's planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.
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