Construction is set to begin Monday on the Broad Street Bridge over Roosevelt Boulevard (U.S. 1) in Philadelphia.
PennDOT crews will work to improve the bridge’s current drainage system as part of a $400,000 project. During the construction, weekday lane restrictions will be in place on the northbound and southbound express lanes on Roosevelt Boulevard at the Broad Street (Route 611) Interchange from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Motorists should allow extra time when traveling through the work zone. The construction is expected to last over the next two months.
The Broad Street Bridge is one of eight bridges in Bucks, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties that PennDOT officials are repairing under a $7.5 million project funded by Pennsylvania’s transportation funding plan, ACT 89.
The two remaining bridges that are scheduled for repairs are the Bryn Mawr Avenue Bridge over Ithan Creek in Radnor Township, Delaware County and the New Second Street Bridge over Tacony Creek in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County. The entire project is expected to be completed in the fall of 2017.
