Traffic & Transit
I-76 Ramp Closing All Weekend, PennDOT Says
The Interstate 76 west to City Avenue ramp will be closed Friday night through Monday morning for bridge repair, PennDOT said.
PHILADELPHIA — PennDOT said the ramp from westbound Interstate 76 to City Avenue will be closed this weekend due to bridge repair work.
The closure will begin at 8 p.m. Friday, with the ramp scheduled to reopen at 5 a.m. Monday.
During the ramp closure, drivers will be directed to continue west on I-76, exit at Gladwyne (Exit 337), turn left onto Hollow Road, turn left onto the ramp to I-76 East, and continue on I-76 East to access the ramp to City Avenue/U.S. 1 South at Exit 339.
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that bridge repair will close the ramp from westbound I-76 (Schuylkill Expressway) to U.S. 1 South (City Avenue/Exit 339) in Philadelphia this weekend.
Drivers are advised to allow extra time when traveling near the work area because significant backups and delays may occur.
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All scheduled activities are weather dependent.
The bridge repair is part of a $41.3 million project to resurface and repair nearly five miles of the interstate, the associated on-and-off ramps, and more than 20 bridges in Philadelphia and Lower Merion Township.
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