Major Traffic Impacts On Interstate 76 This Week In Philly

PHILADELPHIA — Daytime and overnight lane restrictions, as well as full closures, will impact eastbound and westbound Interstate 76 traffic this week, according to PennDOT.

PennDOT crews will be working on two viaducts in Center City Philadelphia, forcing the closures and restrictions.

Additional I-76 lane restrictions and ramp closures also scheduled next week include:

• Monday through Friday, eastbound I-76 will be reduced to one lane at 7 p.m., then fully closed intermittently* from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning between the 30th Street and University Avenue interchanges. During the closure, eastbound traffic will exit at 30th Street, go around 30th Street Station, turn left on Chestnut Street, then right on Schuylkill Avenue to the Walnut Street ramp back to eastbound I-76. The South Street eastbound off-ramp also will be closed;
• Monday through Friday from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning, westbound I-76 will be closed intermittently* between the 30th Street and Interstate 676 interchanges. During the closure, westbound I-76, already reduced to a single lane beginning at University Avenue, will be detoured to the 30th Street off-ramp and follow Schuylkill Avenue back to the Market Street ramp to westbound I-76; and
• From 7 p.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. Sunday, eastbound I-76 will be reduced to one lane between the 30th Street and University Avenue interchanges. The South Street eastbound off-ramp also will be closed.

*The scheduled full closures of eastbound and westbound I-76 at 30th Street will not occur at the same time. When one side is closed, the other side will remain in a single-lane pattern through the work area.

During the closure of the westbound off-ramp to South Street, motorists will be detoured to the westbound off-ramp at 30th Street and follow the detour signs around 30th Street Station back to South Street.

During the closures of the eastbound off-ramp to South Street, eastbound I-76 motorists will be directed to exit at 30th Street and follow the detour signs around 30th Street Station back to South Street.

Motorists are reminded that westbound Interstate 76 is only one lane around-the-clock until the end of the year between the University Avenue and 30th Street interchanges in Center City Philadelphia for reconstruction of the median barrier.

In addition, the westbound off-ramp to South Street is closed through the end of the year, and the South Street on-ramp to eastbound I-76 will be closed through late October during median barrier construction in that area.

Drivers are advised to use alternate routes or allow extra time when traveling through the work areas because significant backups and delays will occur during all the scheduled activities, which are weather permitting.