Months-Long Lane Closure Coming to Columbus Boulevard, Delaware Avenue​

PHILADELPHIA — A long-term lane closure will impact traffic on southbound Christopher Columbus Boulevard and Delaware Avenue in Philadelphia as part of a safety improvement project, according to PennDOT.

From Monday through Sept. 15, 2026, a 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week lane closure will be in place at Columbus Boulevard and Packer Avenue, and Delaware Avenue and Packer Avenue.

Drivers should plan for extra time when traveling near the work areas because backups and delays will occur.

The work schedule is weather dependent.

The project includes widening and improving those intersections, as well as the at-grade railroad crossing.

Crews will be excavating for a new concrete sidewalk with detectable warning surfaces, installing new foundations for signal poles and overhead signs, relocating utilities, and reconstructing the roadway.

Additionally, trenching will be required along South Christopher Columbus Boulevard and South Delaware Avenue, as well as a jack-and-bore operation to cross under the railroad tracks.