Reminder: Blue Route, I-95 Work This Week

The following was provided to Patch by PennDOT:

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that crews will patch Interstate 476 in Delaware County on Tuesday, July 8 and Interstate 95 in Delaware County on Tuesday, July 8 and Thursday, July 10.

The work schedule is:

•Tuesday, July 8, lane restrictions are scheduled on I-476 in both directions from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. between the U.S. Route 30 (Lancaster Avenue) and U.S. Route 1 (Media Bypass) interchanges in Radnor and Marple townships; and 

•Tuesday and Thursday, July 8, July 10, lane restrictions are scheduled on I-95 in both directions from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., 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.

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 operations are dependent on the weather.

Motorists can check conditions on I-476 and I-95 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.

For more PennDOT information, visit www.dot.state.pa.us. Follow local PennDOT information on Twitter at www.twitter.com/511PAPhilly.