Department of Transportation

Overhead Bridge Construction To Shut Down I-676 Three Nights Next Week

The Pennsylavnia Department of Transportation (PennDOT) reports that I-676 will close three nights next week.

The interstate will shut down in both directions between I-76 and Broad Street (Route 611) from Monday, April 4th through Wednesday, April 6th during the hours of 11PM and 5AM.

A four-year, $64.8 million project  will be underway, as construction workers aim to replace 7 structurally deficient bridges over I-676 between 22nd Street and 18th Street.

This project also aims to make landscape and streetscape improvements above the expressway. 

Looking ahead, you can expect weeknight closures of I-676 during the weeks of April 11, April 18 and April 25. These operations will set additional steel beams over the expressway.    

When I-676 east is closed, the following detours will be in place:

•From I-76 east: Exit at 30th Street/Market Street (Exit 345); right at Arch Street; left at 30th Street; left at Market Street; left at 16th Street; right at Vine Street to the ramp to I-676 east;

•From I-76 west: Exit at 30th Street (Exit 345); take Schuylkill Avenue to Market Street; right at Market Street; left at 16th Street; right at Vine Street to the ramp to I-676 east;

•Traveling east on Benjamin Franklin Parkway intending to use the 24th Street on-ramp: Follow Benjamin Franklin Parkway around Logan Circle and bear right onto Vine Street east; follow Vine Street to the ramp to I-676 east.  
 

When I-676 west is closed, the following detours will be in place for passenger cars and trucks to follow:

•To I-76 East and West: Exit I-676 west at Broad Street (Route 611) Interchange; take 15th Street south; right on J.F.K. Boulevard; right on Schuylkill Avenue and follow signs to I-76 east and I-76 west;

•From 16th Street north of J.F.K. Boulevard: Follow 16th Street north; right at Spring Garden Street; right at 15th Street; right at J.F.K. Boulevard; right on Schuylkill Avenue to ramps to I-76 east and I-76 west;

•From 16th Street south of J.F.K. Boulevard: Follow 16th Street north; left at J.F.K. Boulevard; right on Schuylkill Avenue to ramps to I-76 east and I-76 west.

Optional detours for passenger cars during the closure of I-676 west include:

•To I-76 West: Exit I-676 west at Broad Street (Route 611) Interchange; take 15th Street south; right onto local Vine Street; right on Benjamin Franklin Parkway and follow around Eakins Oval and onto Spring Garden Street to the ramp to I-76 west;
 
•From 16th Street north of J.F.K Boulevard to I-76 West: Follow 16th Street north; left onto local Vine Street; right on Benjamin Franklin Parkway and follow around Eakins Oval and onto Spring Garden Street to the ramp to I-76 west.
 

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