I-76 West Ramp To 30th Street Closing For 1 Month: PennDOT

PHILADELPHIA – Westbound Interstate 76 will be reduced to a single lane this Friday night, July 20, between the 30th Street and Interstate 676 for ramp and viaduct construction in Philadelphia, PennDOT said.

Beginning at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, July 21, the ramp from westbound I-76 to 30th Street will close for one month to complete repairs and resurfacing. During the month-long closure, I-76 West motorists normally using the ramp will be directed to exit at South Street, turn right on South Street, left on 22nd Street and left on Market Street to reach 30th Street.

Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling near the construction areas because slowdowns will occur.

Construction crews on the $103.6 million project are repairing or replacing the viaduct’s deteriorated steel deck beams and cross members and the ramp’s expansion dams and concrete pavement.

PennDOT is rehabilitating the Chestnut Street bridge over the Schuylkill River and seven other nearby structures, including those carrying Schuylkill Avenue over I-76 between Walnut Street and Chestnut Street, and between Chestnut Street and Market Street.

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