Philadelphia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that bridge repairs and other construction activities will continue at night next week on Interstate 95 in Northeast Philadelphia.
Motorists are advised of the following travel restrictions:
- Monday, August 5, and Tuesday, August 6, a single lane closure will be in place at 9:00 PM, followed by a double lane closure at 12:00 AM to 5:00 AM on northbound I-95 between the Cottman Avenue and Academy Road interchanges or installation of pavement reflectors.
- Monday, August 5, through Friday, August 9, a single lane closure will be in place at 9:00 PM, followed by a double lane closure at 12:00 AM to 5:00 AM on southbound I-95 between the Academy Road and Cottman Avenue interchanges for installation of pavement reflectors.
- Monday, August 5, through Friday, August 9, from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning, alternating left and right single lane closures will be in place on southbound I-95 between the Bridge Street and Betsy Ross Bridge interchanges for pavement repairs.
- Monday, August 5, through Friday, August 9, from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning, the ramp to southbound I-95 at the Bridge Street Interchange will be closed for pavement repairs. Motorists will be detoured south on Aramingo Avenue to Adams Avenue for access to southbound I-95.
- From 9:00 AM Tuesday, August 6, to 3:00 PM Friday, August 9, the ramp from Aramingo Avenue to northbound and southbound I-95 at the Betsy Ross Bridge Interchange will be closed for intersection improvements. Motorists will be directed to the adjacent intersection of Aramingo Avenue and Adams Avenue for access to and from I-95.
Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work areas because backups and delays will occur. All scheduled activities are weather dependent.
The pavement repair and pavement reflectors are part of PennDOT's $37.4 million project to perform high-priority repairs on 27 I-95 bridges in the City, to maintain the functionality, safety, and mobility of the structures along this critical corridor.
The intersection work is part of the substantially completed, $93.6 million I-95 Section BR2 project to improve the connections with I-95 to and from the bridge and surface streets at the Betsy Ross Bridge interchange.
For more information on PennDOT's I-95 reconstruction 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.
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.
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MEDIA CONTACT: Brad Rudolph, bradrudolph@pa.gov
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