King of Prussia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that various construction activities will occur next week on U.S. 1 (Roosevelt Boulevard) under a $7.8 million project to replace the bridge carrying the southbound U.S. 13/Hunting Park Avenue ramp over the expressway in the Hunting Park section of Philadelphia.
Motorists are advised of the following travel restriction:
- Monday, February 20, through Friday, February 24, from 10:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning, periodic single lane closures with temporary slowdowns are planned on U.S. 1 (Roosevelt Boulevard) in both directions between 9th Street and 16th Street for traffic control setup and temporary barrier and shielding installation on the U.S. 13 bridge.
Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work area because backups and delays may occur. All scheduled activities are weather dependent.
Under this contract, PennDOT's contractor will remove the existing single-span, steel plate girder bridge carrying the southbound U.S. 13/Hunting Park Avenue ramp over U.S. 1 (Roosevelt Expressway) and replace the structure with a single-span, prestressed concrete bridge that will provide additional vertical clearance.
Due to the nature of the repairs, once bridge work begins, the ramp will be closed during construction and a traffic detour will be utilized using Wyoming Avenue and Broad Street (Route 611). PennDOT's contractor will also implement nighttime travel restrictions underneath the bridge on U.S. 1 (Roosevelt Expressway) that will reduce the highway to a single lane in each direction.
Improvements under this project also include constructing retaining wall extensions on the approaches of the new bridge; performing full depth paving; and installing and constructing new sidewalk, ADA curb ramps, a new traffic signal, highway lighting, guiderail and pavement markings.
South State, Inc. of Bridgeton, N.J., is the general contractor on the project, which is financed with 100 percent federal funds.
Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, 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.
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.
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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Contact: Brad Rudolph, bradrudolph@pa.gov
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