I-76 East (Schuylkill Expressway) Closure Cancelled This Weekend, Rescheduled for Next Weekend in Grays Ferry

Philadelphia, PA - The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that this weekend's planned closure of eastbound Interstate 76 (Schuylkill Expressway) has been cancelled in the Grays Ferry section of Philadelphia.

PennDOT's contractor was scheduled to close I-76 East (Schuylkill Expressway) from 9:00 PM Friday, October 4, to 4:00 AM Monday, October 7, to perform bridge deck repair on two structures, but that work has been moved to the following weekend to accommodate this weekend's events at the Sports Complex in South Philadelphia.

Weather permitting, motorists are advised of the following travel restriction for next weekend:

• 9:00 PM Friday, October 11, to 6:00 AM Sunday, October 13, eastbound I-76 (Schuylkill Expressway) will be closed from just after the ramp to Grays Ferry Avenue/University Avenue (Exit 346B) to just before the 34^th Street on-ramp.
  

During the closure of I-76 East (Schuylkill Expressway), the regional detour route will use I-676 East (Vine Street Expressway) to I-95 South; or I-476 South to I-95 North.

Local traffic will be directed to exit at Grays Ferry Avenue/University Avenue (Exit 346B) and use the University Avenue Bridge/34^th Street to access the ramp to I-76 East (Schuylkill Expressway). All ramps to-and-from I-76 East (Schuylkill Expressway) will remain open to traffic during the weekend closure.

Electronic message boards on I-76 and other regional transportation arteries will be utilized to alert motorists about the closure and provide specific alternate routes. This weekend closure is being coordinated with the City of Philadelphia, the Sports Complex, SEPTA, and other stakeholders and transportation agencies across the region.

Motorists are advised to avoid the closure areas if possible because significant backups will occur on I-76 East (Schuylkill Expressway) approaching the work area, and on surface streets in the vicinity of the work area and detour routes.

Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional X alerts.

For a complete list of construction projects impacting state-owned highways in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties, visit the District 6 Traffic Bulletin.

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MEDIA CONTACT: Brad Rudolph, [email protected]

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