Patching Work on Blue Route Begins Tuesday

The following was provided to Patch by PennDOT:

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has announced that crews will patch Interstate 95 and Interstate 476 in Delaware County on Tuesday and Wednesday (June 3-4). 

The work schedule is:

•Tuesday and Wednesday (June 3-4), lane restrictions are scheduled on I-476 in both directions between the U.S. Route 30 (Lancaster Avenue) and U.S. Route 1 (Media Bypass) interchanges in Radnor and Marple townships, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; and

•Wednesday (June 4), lane restrictions are scheduled on I-95 in both directions, from the Philadelphia city line to the Delaware state line in Tinicum Township, Ridley Township, Upland Borough, City of Chester, Chester Township and Upper Chichester and Lower Chichester townships, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Motorists are advised to be alert of this moving operation and to expect intermittent lane closures and possible slowdowns when driving near work crews. 

The operation is dependent on the weather.

Motorists can check conditions on I-95 and I-476 and other major roadways 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 680 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available by calling 5-1-1, and regional Twitter alerts are available on the 511PA website.

You can follow PennDOT on Twitter at www.twitter.com/511PAPhilly and Facebook at www.facebook.com/PennsylvaniaDepartmentofTransportation.

For more information, visit www.dot.state.pa.us/district6 or call 610-205-6700.