PennDOT - District 6 News
Bridge Deck Repair to Close I-76 East (Schuylkill Expressway) This Weekend in Grays Ferry
Philadelphia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that bridge deck repair will close eastbound Interstate 76 (Schuylkill Expressway) this weekend in the Grays Ferry section of Philadelphia for bridge deck repair.
Motorists are advised of the following travel restriction:
- From 9:00 PM Friday, October 18, to 5:00 AM Monday, October 21, eastbound I-76 (Schuylkill Expressway) will be closed from just after the ramp to Grays Ferry Avenue/University Avenue (Exit 346B) to just before the 34th Street on-ramp.
During the closure of I-76 East (Schuylkill Expressway), the regional detour route will use I-676 East (Vine Street Expressway) to I-95 South; or I-476 South to I-95 North.
Local traffic will be directed to exit at Grays Ferry Avenue/University Avenue (Exit 346B) and use the University Avenue Bridge/34th Street to access the ramp to I-76 East (Schuylkill Expressway). All ramps to-and-from I-76 East (Schuylkill Expressway) will remain open to traffic during the weekend closure.
Electronic message boards on I-76 and other regional transportation arteries will be utilized to alert motorists about the closure and provide specific alternate routes.
The weekend closure will allow PennDOT's contractors to repair sections of deteriorated concrete deck and resurface the structure that carries I-76 East (Schuylkill Expressway) over the Schuylkill River and CSX rail tracks, and the adjacent land structure that carries I-76 East over Grays Ferry Avenue, Wharton Street and Reed Street.
Motorists are advised to avoid the closure area if possible during the weekend closure because significant backups will occur on I-76 East (Schuylkill Expressway) approaching the work area, and on surface streets in the vicinity of the work area and detour routes.
Motorists can check conditions on major roadways 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. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional X alerts.
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.
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MEDIA CONTACT: Brad Rudolph, bradrudolph@pa.gov
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