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    CAP Construction to Close Interstate 95 South Next Thursday Night in Center City Philadelphia

    October 24, 2025

    Philadelphia, PA - The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that construction will occur at night next week on southbound I-95 in Center City Philadelphia under the $329 million I-95 CAP project to replace and expand the covered area over the interstate between Chestnut and Walnut streets.

    Weather permitting, motorists are advised of the following travel restriction:

    • Thursday, October 30, from 11:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning, southbound I-95, and the ramp from eastbound I-676 to southbound I-95 will be closed and detoured between the I-676 Central Philadelphia/Callowhill Street (Exit 22) and Washington Avenue/Columbus Boulevard (Exit 20) interchanges for ramp construction.

    During the overnight closure of southbound I-95, motorists will be directed to use the ramp to I-676 (Central Philadelphia/Callowhill Street (Exit 22), turn right onto Callowhill Street, turn left onto 6th Street, turn left onto Race Street, and turn right onto Columbus Boulevard to access the southbound I-95 on-ramp at E. Morris Street/Water Street.

    During the ramp closure, eastbound I-676 motorists will be directed to exit at 6th Street, turn left onto Race Street, and turn right onto Columbus Boulevard to access the southbound I-95 on-ramp at Morris Street/Water Street.

    Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling near the work area or along the detour route because significant backups and delays may occur.

    For more information on the I-95 CAP project, visit www.95revive.com.

    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 1,200 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.

    Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.pa.gov/DOTprojects. Subscribe to PennDOT news and find transportation results in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District6.

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    MEDIA CONTACT: Brad Rudolph, bradrudolph@pa.gov

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