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    Water Main Installation Continues Next Week on Hunting Park Avenue in Philadelphia

    August 17, 2023

    King of Prussia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that the Philadelphia Water Department will continue construction on a water main tie-in on Hunting Park Avenue next week under a $7.8 million project to remove the 5th Street bridge over the abandoned Conrail line and reconstruct the roadway between Hunting Park Avenue and Bristol Street in the Hunting Park section of Philadelphia.

    The 5th Street structure is one of two deteriorating bridges that PennDOT is removing under this state funded project. Construction finished in May 2022 to remove the bridge that carried Erie Avenue over an abandoned Conrail line and to rebuild the roadway between 3rd Street and Lawrence Street.

    On Monday, August 21, through Friday, August 25, from 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, a single lane closure will be in place on Hunting Park Avenue between N. 3rd Street and N. 6th Street for water main installation.

    5th Street between Hunting Park Avenue and Bristol Street, and Bristol Street at the intersection with 5th Street remain closed for roadway reconstruction and utility improvements. Drivers will continue to follow the posted detour routes.

    Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through or near the work areas because backups and delays will occur.

    The purpose of this project is to remove a deteriorating bridge in poor condition, provide a long-term transportation facility that is built to current standards and capable of handling the volume of expected traffic along this city street, and ensure a safe and efficient movement of multi-model transportation along a locally important network.

    For more information, including a project fact sheet available in English and Spanish, visit the Erie Avenue-5th Street project page.

    Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway 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. 

    Subscribe to PennDOT District 6 news and traffic alerts at www.penndot.pa.gov/District6.

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    Contact: Brad Rudolph, bradrudolph@pa.gov



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