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I-95 CAP Project: Parts of interstate to shut down for 36 hours later this month

By FOX 29 Staff
Updated  February 12, 2024 12:40pm EST
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FOX 29 Philadelphia
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PHILADELPHIA - Attention drivers, another round of closures is about to impact weekend traffic in Center City again this month!

PennDOT officials announced Monday that portions of I-95 North and South will be shut down February 24-26 as demolition continues for Philadelphia's CAP Project:

  • A single southbound lane will close between I-676 and Walnut Street from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, February 24
  • Southbound lanes between I-676/Callowhill Street (Exit 22) and the Morris Street on-ramp will close from 5 p.m. Saturday, February 24, to 5 a.m. Monday, February 26
  • A northbound left lane will close between Walnut and Chestnut streets from 5 p.m. Saturday, February 24, to 5 a.m. Monday, February 26

Four ramps will also be shut down throughout the closure:

  • I-676 East to I-95 South (Chester/Philadelphia Int’l Airport): Motorists will be directed to exit at the Ben Franklin Bridge and use 6th Street, Race Street and southbound Columbus Boulevard to access the on-ramp to I-95 South at Morris Street. Truck traffic will use the Front Street on-ramp to I-95 South.
  • I-95 South to Columbus Boulevard/Washington Avenue (Exit 22)
  • Market Street to I-95 South is also closed from 6 a.m. February 19 to mid-March: Motorists will be directed to follow the posted detour signs to southbound Columbus Boulevard and the on-ramp to I-95 South at Morris Street. Truck traffic will use the Front Street on-ramp to I-95 South.
  • Lombard Circle to I-95 North remains closed as of January 10: Traffic will be directed to use the northbound ramp from Columbus Boulevard near Catherine Street.

Officials say several additional regional detours will also be in place to use the Pennsylvania Turnpike, I-76, I-476, U.S. 1, the New Jersey Turnpike, I-295 and U.S. 130 to access I-95 South below the closure area.

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‘CAP’ is a huge transformation that will cost nearly $330 million to reconnect Philadelphia to the Delaware River waterfront with a new park and bridge.

This upcoming closure comes just a week after the northbound lanes were closed between the Columbus Boulevard (Exit 20) and I-676 (Exit 22) interchanges for 36 hours.