PennDOT announced that bridge deck repair will close eastbound Interstate 76 (Schuylkill Expressway) this weekend in the Grays Ferry section of Philadelphia for bridge deck repair.
Motorists are advised of the following travel restriction:
- From 9 p.m. Saturday, September 21, to 4 a.m. Monday, September 23, 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 34th 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/34th Street to access the ramp to I-76 East (Schuylkill Expressway).
During the weekend closure, all ramps to-and-from I-76 East (Schuylkill Expressway) will remain open to traffic.
Electronic message boards on I-76 and other regional transportation arteries will be utilized to alert motorists about the weekend 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.
Weather permitting, the same section of I-76 East (Schuylkill Expressway) will be closed and detoured over three additional weekends.
- 9 p.m. Friday, September 27, to 4 a.m. Monday, September 30.
- 9 p.m. Friday, October 4, to 4 a.m. Monday, October 7.
- 9 p.m. Friday, October 11, to 6 a.m. Sunday, October 13.
The four weekend closures will allow PennDOT’s contractors to repair sections of deteriorated concrete deck and resurface the structure that carries I-76 East (Schuylkill Expressway) over the Schuylkill River and CSX rail tracks, and the adjacent land structure that carries I-76 East over Grays Ferry Avenue, Wharton Street and Reed Street.
Motorists are advised to avoid the closure areas if possible during these weekends 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.
