Interstate 95 South Closing In Philadelphia Next Weekend

PHILADELPHIA — Interstate 95 south will close due to work on the $329 million CAP project to replace and expand the covered area over I-95 in Penn’s Landing later this month, PennDOT said.

This closure will start the evening of Saturday, Feb. 24 and end the morning of Monday, Feb. 26. Full details on the closure schedule are below.

Southbound Interstate 95 will be closed and detoured between I-676/Callowhill Street (Exit 22) and the Morris Street on-ramp in Philadelphia during that time.

Weather permitting, motorists are advised of the following travel restrictions:

• From 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, a single lane closure will be in place on I-95 South between I-676 and Walnut Street.
• From 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 26, I-95 South will be closed between I-676/Callowhill Street (Exit 22) and the Morris Street on-ramp. Motorists will be directed to follow the posted alternate routes that include using the Girard Avenue Interchange (Exit 23) or the Callowhill Street Interchange (Exit 22) to access southbound Columbus Boulevard and the on-ramp to I-95 South at Morris Street. Truck traffic will be directed to continue south on Columbus Boulevard and use Oregon Avenue and Front Street to access the on-ramp to I-95 South.
• From 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 26, a left lane closure will be in place on I-95 North between Walnut Street and Chestnut Street.

When I-95 South closes at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 24, the following four ramps will also be closed:

• From 6 a.m. Monday, Feb. 19, to mid-March, the Market Street ramp to I-95 South will be closed. Motorists will be directed to follow the posted detour signs to southbound Columbus Boulevard and the on-ramp to I-95 South at Morris Street. Truck traffic will use the Front Street on-ramp to I-95 South.
• From 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 26, the ramp from I-676 East to I-95 South (Chester/Philadelphia Int’l Airport) will be closed. Motorists will be directed to exit at the Ben Franklin Bridge and use 6th Street, Race Street and southbound Columbus Boulevard to access the on-ramp to I-95 South at Morris Street. Truck traffic will use the Front Street on-ramp to I-95 South.
• From 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 26, the ramp from I-95 South to Columbus Boulevard/Washington Avenue (Exit 22) will be closed.
• The ramp from Lombard Circle to I-95 North will remain closed. The ramp has been closed since January 10. Traffic will be directed to use the northbound ramp from Columbus Boulevard near Catherine Street.

Drivers are advised to avoid the closure area because significant backups and delays will occur on I-95 and several surface streets in the vicinity of the work area.

Several additional regional detours will also be in place that will advise motorists to use the Pennsylvania Turnpike, I-76, I-476, U.S. 1, the New Jersey Turnpike, I-295 and U.S. 130 to access I-95 South below the closure area. Electronic message boards on I-76, I-95, I-276, I-476, and other regional transportation arteries in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey will be used to alert motorists about the closure and provide specific alternate routes.