Southbound I-95 lanes in Philadelphia to close next weekend as part of CAP project
PennDOT on Monday detailed next weekend's road closures on southbound I-95 in Philadelphia, part of its $329 million CAP project.
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PennDOT on Monday detailed next weekend's road closures on southbound I-95 in Philadelphia, part of its $329 million CAP project.
For 36 hours, all northbound lanes are shut down between Columbus Boulevard and I-676. The northbound lanes will reopen at 5 a.m. Monday.
One northbound lane of I-95 closed Saturday morning and the whole northbound side will close at 6 p.m.
Part of I-95 in Philadelphia will be closed this weekend as PennDOT works on the I-95 CAP project. The northbound lanes will be closed from Walnut Street to Chestnut Street Saturday through early Monday morning.
TomTom's annual Traffic Index for 2023 shows Philadelphia's traffic is the eighth-worst in the country, behind New York. PennDOT spokesperson Brad Rudolph said the organization is making efforts to alleviate traffic in the city.
The Philadelphia region is expected to get roughly a half foot of snow Friday.
Tractor-trailers, motorcycles and other commercial vehicles will be required to pull off of some North Jersey interstates. The region is getting ready for a winter storm.
Technology helps PennDOT keep track of traffic and road conditions.
PennDOT is preparing for this weekend's winter storm with several cameras, message boards and screens at a new facility.
The U.S. 1 South (Roosevelt Expressway) ramp to westbound I-76 and City Avenue in Philadelphia has reopened after a truck struck the bridge causing the ramp to close on Tuesday.
Crews will have to close a lane on the Schuylkill Expressway to repair the ramp, PennDOT said. A truck crashed into the overpass earlier this week.
The U.S. 1 South, also known as the Roosevelt Expressway, Ramp to westbound I-76 and City Avenue is closed due to damage after a car struck the bridge earlier in the day, PennDOT said.
With millions expected to hit the roads next week, authorities are emphasizing safety this holiday season.
Last year there were 525 crashes and six deaths in the Philadelphia area during Thanksgiving week, PennDOT data shows.
Winter is only weeks away. Before any snowfall, PennDOT shared its winter preparedness plans.
Before any snowfall, PennDOT shared its winter preparedness plans on Tuesday.
The city of Philadelphia is expanding its Vision Zero project to the western suburbs in an effort to create safer streets.
The crash is renewing safety concerns about Roosevelt Boulevard which is considered one of the most dangerous roadways in the country.
There were over 1,000 crashes on Labor Day Weekend, and over 100 were alcohol-related.
PennDot announced the closing today as part of a $329 million project to dismantle the existing span and construct a new one
PennDot will be installing beams on the Northbound side of the highway near Cottman Avenue Thursday afternoon.
This week, CBS News Philadelphia covered the continued search for two missing siblings in Upper Makefield after a flash flooding killed five people, the clean-up in Lower Makefield Township, the Route 202 closure and a Kensington block party.
PennDOT said they expect all lanes of Rt. 202 to open sometime next week after they work to fix a sinkhole in King of Prussia.
This is the second time in two weeks PennDOT is repairing the same sinkhole on 202/East Dekalb Pike.
Lanes will be closed on the southbound side one mile north of the Walt Whitman/I-76 interchange at Tasker Street starting Wednesday night through Friday from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m.
