Work Affecting I-76 Traffic In Lower Merion Township Next Week

LOWER MERION TOWNSHIP, PA — PennDOT said milling, paving and guiderail installation will affect traffic on Interstate 76 in Lower Merion and Philadelphia next week.

The work is being done under a $37.9 million project to resurface and repair nearly five miles of the interstate, the associated on-and-off ramps, and more than 20 bridges in Lower Merion Township and Philadelphia.

Below are travel restrictions related to this work:

• Monday and Thursday from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning, the ramps to-and-from Girard Avenue to eastbound I-76 will be closed and detoured. Drivers will be directed to follow the posted detour routes.
• Monday through Friday, June 6, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning, a lane closure is scheduled on sections of I-76 in both directions between the U.S. 1 and I-676 interchanges.
• Tuesday from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning, the ramp from Girard Avenue to westbound I-76 will be closed and detoured. Drivers will be directed to use Girard Avenue, Belmont Avenue, and Montgomery Drive to access the ramp to westbound I-76.
• Tuesday from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning, the ramp from westbound I-76 to Lincoln/Kelly Drive will be closed and detoured. Drivers will be directed to continue on westbound I-76, exit at Belmont Avenue, and use the ramp to eastbound I-76 to access Lincoln Drive/Kelly Drive.
• Thursday from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning, the ramp from eastbound I-76 to U.S. 1 will be closed and detoured. Drivers will be directed to continue on eastbound I-76, exit at Montgomery Drive, and use the ramp to westbound I-76 to access U.S. 1.

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

All scheduled activities are weather dependent.