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    Construction Surveying Begins Next Week on I-95 Girard Point Bridge Rehabilitation and Improvement Project in Southwest Philadelphia

    February 18, 2026

    Philadelphia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that construction activities will begin on Monday, February 23, on the $261.5 million, two-phase project to rehabilitate and improve the Interstate 95 Girard Point Bridge in Southwest Philadelphia.

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

    • Monday, February 23, through Friday, February 27, from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning, a single lane closure will in place on northbound I-95 between Enterprise Avenue and Broad Street (Route 611). A second northbound lane will close each night between Midnight and 5:00 AM.
    • Thursday, February 26, and Friday, February 27, from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning, a single lane closure will in place on southbound I-95 between Broad Street (Route 611) and Enterprise Avenue. A second southbound lane will close each night between Midnight and 5:00 AM.
    • Monday, March 2, through Friday, March 6, a single lane closure will in place on southbound I-95 between Broad Street (Route 611) and Enterprise Avenue. A second southbound lane will close each night between Midnight and 5:00 AM.

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

    Under Phases 1 and 2, the main 5,183-foot, double-decked I-95 Girard Point Bridge and nine approach structures between Enterprise Avenue and Broad Street (Route 611) will be repaired.

    Improvements include:

    • Rehabilitating the bridge deck, including the application of a Latex Modified Concrete (LMC) overlay, and improving the decks’ expansion joints.
    • Replacing the bridge parapets (barriers).
    • Rehabilitating and painting select areas of steel superstructure.
    • Rehabilitating substructure concrete.
    • Replacing and improving the bridge’s lighting and drainage systems.
    • Installing protection and scour remediation for the main Girard Point Bridge pier in the Schuylkill River.
    • Upgrading Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) on I-95.

    Ten additional approach structures will be repaired under Phase 3 of the project, which is expected to start at the completion of Phase 2. Phase 4, not yet scheduled, will repaint the main bridge. The entire project is expected to finish in early 2031.

    South State Inc. of Bridgeton, NJ, is the general contractor on Phases 1 and 2.

    The project is financed with 90 percent federal and 10 percent state funds and is part of PennDOT’s Bridge Preservation Program to ensure the structural integrity and rideability of Pennsylvania’s bridges.

    For more information, visit the Girard Point Improvement Project webpage.

    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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