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    Bridge Repairs Planned This Weekend, Next Week on U.S. 1 (Roosevelt Expressway) in Philadelphia

    August 14, 2024

    Philadelphia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that bridge repairs are planned this weekend and at night next week on U.S. 1 (Roosevelt Expressway) in Philadelphia under a $100.6 million project to rehabilitate the Wayne Junction Viaduct over the SEPTA tracks and Nicetown neighborhood in Philadelphia.

    • From 8:00 PM Friday, August 16, to 5:00 AM Monday, August 19, periodic single and double lane closures are planned on northbound and southbound U.S. 1 (Roosevelt Expressway) between Henry Avenue and Interstate 76.
    • From 8:00 PM Friday, August 16, to 5:00 AM Monday, August 19, the ramp from southbound U.S. 1 to westbound I-76 will close. Motorists will detour east on I-76, exit at Montgomery Drive, then take the ramp to westbound I-76.
    • Monday, August 19, through Thursday, August 22, from 8:00 PM to 11:00 AM the following morning, the ramp from southbound U.S. 1 to westbound I-76 will close. Motorists will detour east on I-76, exit at Montgomery Drive, then take the ramp to westbound I-76.
    • Monday, August 19, through Thursday, August 22, from 8:00 PM to 11:00 AM the following morning, periodic single and double lane closures are planned on northbound U.S. 1 (Roosevelt Expressway) between Henry Avenue and I-76.
    • Monday, August 19, through Thursday, August 22, from 6:00 PM to 5:30 AM the following morning, periodic single and double lane closures are planned on southbound U.S. 1 (Roosevelt Expressway) between I-76 and Henry Avenue.

    Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work areas because significant backups and delays will occur. All scheduled activities are weather dependent.

    For more information on this bridge improvement project, visit www.us1wav.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 1,000 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.

    Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District6.

    Information about infrastructure in District 6, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D6Results. Find PennDOT's planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.

    Follow PennDOT on X and like the department on Facebook and Instagram.

    MEDIA CONTACT: Brad Rudolph, bradrudolph@pa.gov



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