Philadelphia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that out of an abundance of caution for drivers, single-lane closures are scheduled next week for the placement of beams on the new bridge that replaces the fire-damaged bridge at the Interstate 95 Cottman Avenue Interchange in Northeast Philadelphia. This closure ensures the operation will be completed safely and efficiently.
Motorists are advised of the following travel restrictions:
- Tuesday, August 29, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, southbound I-95 will be reduced to two lanes approaching and through the Cottman Avenue Interchange; and
- Thursday, August 31, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, northbound I-95 will be reduced to two lanes approaching and through the Cottman Avenue Interchange.
Motorists are advised to avoid the work area or allow extra time for travel through the construction zone as significant backups will occur.
Interstate 95 in Northeast Philadelphia was closed in both directions at the Cottman Avenue Interchange on Sunday, June 11, after a tanker truck crash and fire that destroyed the I-95 bridges over Cottman Avenue.
Following coordination led by Gov. Josh Shapiro between the Federal Highway Administration, PennDOT, a number of state and local officials, and Philadelphia’s building trades, I-95 was reopened on June 23 to three lanes of traffic in each direction using a temporary roadway structure. The temporary roadway structure will remain in place until the outside sections of the new bridge are completed later this year. Traffic will then be shifted onto the completed sections of the overpasses while the center section of the bridge is built in 2024.
Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles 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.
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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