Philadelphia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that core borings and barrier resetting are scheduled at night next week on Interstate 95 in Northeast Philadelphia.
Motorists are advised of the following travel restrictions:
- Monday, May 20, from 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning, a left lane closure will be in place on northbound and southbound I-95 between the Bridge Street and Betsy Ross Bridge interchanges.
- Monday, May 20, through Friday, May 24, from 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning, a right lane closure will be in place on southbound I-95 between the Allegheny Avenue and Betsy Ross Bridge interchanges.
- Monday, May 20, through Friday, May 24, from 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning, a right lane closure will be in place on the northbound I-95 off-ramp to the Betsy Ross Bridge.
Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work areas because backups and delays will occur. These operations are weather dependent.
If the core borings on the northbound ramp to the Betsy Ross Bridge finish before the end of the week, the core boring crew will move to the northbound mainline and begin work from 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning, closing a right lane on northbound I-95 between the Allegheny Avenue and Betsy Ross Bridge interchanges.
The core borings are part of the design phase for PennDOT's upcoming I-95 Section AF3 project that will reconstruct northbound I-95 and its structures between Ann Street and Wheatsheaf Lane. Section AF3 is tentatively scheduled for construction in 2025.
The barrier work is part of the traffic pattern setup for reconstruction of the southbound lanes at the Bridge Street Interchange under PennDOT's $268 million I-95 Section BS2 project to reconstruct I-95 between Carver an Margaret streets and improve the Bridge Street Interchange.
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 1,000 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.
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MEDIA CONTACT: Brad Rudolph, bradrudolph@pa.gov
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