I-76 Lane Restrictions, Closures Coming To Center City Next Week

PHILADELPHIA — Travel restrictions will be in place next week on eastbound and westbound Interstate 76 in Center City Philadelphia, according to PennDOT.

Restrictions will accommodate construction on the viaduct between the 30th Street and University Avenue interchanges and the viaduct carrying Schuylkill Avenue over the expressway between Walnut Street and Market Street.

Weather permitting, the work schedule is:

• Monday, June 24, through Friday, June 28, from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m., westbound I-76 will be reduced to a single lane, then closed completely each night from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning between the South Street and Interstate 676 interchanges for repair and repainting of the steel on the overhead viaduct. During the closure, motorists will be directed to use the ramp from westbound I-76 to 30th Street, then follow Schuylkill Avenue to the ramp to westbound I-76 at Market Street;
• Monday, June 24, through Friday, June 28, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning, eastbound I-76 will be reduced to a single lane between the I-676 and South Street interchanges for repainting of the overhead Schuylkill Avenue viaduct; and
• Monday, June 24, through Friday, June 28, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., the ramp from westbound I-76 to 30th Street will be shortened for pipe work.

The Walnut Street ramp to eastbound I-76 at the 30th Street Interchange reopened Saturday, June 15 after closing on May 20 for structural repairs and resurfacing.

Drivers are advised to use an alternate route or allow extra time when traveling through the work areas because significant backups and delays will occur.