Philadelphia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that bridge repair will close an Interstate 95 South ramp and eastbound Taker Street in South Philadelphia. The work is part of a project to perform high-priority repairs on interstate bridges and ramps across the region to maintain the functionality, safety, and mobility of the structures along critical corridors.
Weather permitting, drivers are advised of the following travel restrictions:
- From 11:00 PM Friday, October 30, to 5:00 AM Monday, November 2, the ramp from southbound I-95 to I-76 West (Packer Avenue) at Front Street will be closed and detoured. Drivers will be directed to exit at Broad Street/Pattison Avenue (Exit 17) and continue north on Broad Street (Route 611) to access I-76 West or Packer Avenue.
- Monday, November 2, through Friday, November 13, eastbound Tasker Street will be closed and detoured 24/7 between Front Street and Water Street for overhead I-95 bridge repair. During the closure, drivers will be directed to use Front Street, Dickerson Street, Columbus Boulevard, Morris Street, and Water Street.
- From 11:00 PM Friday, November 13, to 5:00 AM Monday, November 16, the ramp from southbound I-95 to I-76 West (Packer Avenue) at Front Street in Philadelphia will be closed and detoured for bridge repair. Drivers will be directed to exit at Broad Street/Pattison Avenue (Exit 17) and continue north on Broad Street (Route 611) to access I-76 West or Packer Avenue.
In addition, on Tuesday, November 3, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, a right lane closure will be in place on southbound I-95 approaching the Route 291 East (Bartram Avenue/Cargo City) exit in Tinicum Township, Delaware County, for mast pole delivery.
Drivers are advised to allow extra time when traveling near the work area or along the detour routes because backups and delays will occur.
Under this $61.9 million project, PennDOT’s contractor will make repairs to the deteriorated bridge decks, superstructure components, and portions of the substructures as needed on interstates and interstate ramps across the Philadelphia region.
Work on the superstructures will include repairing fabricated structural steel, weld cracks, prestressed concrete beams, reinforced concrete bridge deck, bridge railing, guiderail, and steel sign supports; and replacing existing expansion joints, seal existing deck joints, and existing strip seal glands on the bridge decks.
Work on the substructures will include repairing or reconstructing bearing pedestals, steel fixed bearings, and deteriorated portions of concrete substructure; cleaning bridge seats; resetting expansion bearings; and removing debris from under the bridges.
In addition to bridge repairs, overhead steel sign structures will be cleaned and repainted. Existing roadway lighting will also be upgraded to LED luminaires.
IEW Construction Group, Inc. of Hamilton, N.J., is the general contractor on the project, which is financed with 100 percent federal funds.
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MEDIA CONTACT: Brad Rudolph, bradrudolph@pa.gov
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