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    Utility Construction to Restrict Allegheny Avenue and Delaware Avenue Intersection for One Year in Northeast Philadelphia

    May 14, 2026

    Philadelphia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that utility construction will restrict travel through the Allegheny Avenue and Delaware Avenue Intersection for approximately one year beginning Tuesday, May 26, under the $311.3 million I-95 Section AF3 project in Northeast Philadelphia.

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

    Initial activities at the location will involve flagger-controlled lane closures and stoppages for placement of a construction barrier at the intersection and installation of temporary traffic signals on Allegheny Avenue and on Delaware Avenue approaching the intersection.

    Once the signals are in place, they will be used to channel a single lane of vehicles through the work area 24/7 for completion of utility work at the intersection.

    The temporary signals will also be used to stop traffic in both directions during train crossings at the intersection.

    Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work area because backups and delays may occur.

    The I-95 Section AF3 contract includes reconstructing and widening northbound and southbound I-95 to four lanes at the northern end of the Allegheny/Castor Interchange. The contract will also reconfigure the interchange at Castor Avenue to include northbound on and off-ramps.

    The existing on-ramp at Castor Avenue will remain open except for two or three weekends when it will be closed and detoured during a later stage of construction.

    Section AF3 is scheduled to be completed in late 2031. It is the third of four contracts to reconstruct and improve I-95 at the Allegheny/Castor Interchange as part of Section AFC.

    To learn more about this project and PennDOT’s I-95 reconstruction and improvement program, 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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