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I-95 CAP Project: Parts of interstate will shut down for 36 hours this weekend

By FOX 29 Staff
Updated  January 29, 2024 10:36am EST
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FOX 29 Philadelphia

I-95 closing in Center City for 36 hours next month

A portion of I-95 in Center City will close for 36 hours in February for a project that will enhance traffic to the waterfront.

PHILADELPHIA - The first weekend of February is bound to come with delays for Philadelphia drivers as plans move ahead for a multi-million dollar project.

Interstate 95 will be closed northbound in Center City for 36 hours from February 3-5 as part of the city's I-95 CAP Project.

The closure comes as PennDOT begins partial demolition of the concrete covering currently over I-95 between Chestnut and Walnut streets.

‘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.

Here are the travel restrictions during the demolition:

  • From 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, February 3, a single-lane closure will be in place on northbound I-95 between the Columbus Boulevard (Exit 20) and I-676 (Exit 22) interchanges.
  • From 6 p.m. Saturday, February 3, to 5 a.m. Monday, February 5, northbound I-95 will be closed and detoured between Columbus Boulevard (Exit 20) and the northbound ramp from I-676 (Exit 22).
  • From 6 p.m. Saturday, February 3, to 5 a.m. Monday, February 5, the following ramps will be closed: Northbound I-95/I-676 from just north of Washington Avenue at Columbus Boulevard. Northbound I-95 from Lombard Circle at Columbus Boulevard. Northbound I-95 from westbound I-76 from New Jersey/Walt Whitman Bridge. Northbound I-95 from Front Street.
  • Northbound I-95/I-676 from just north of Washington Avenue at Columbus Boulevard.
  • Northbound I-95 from Lombard Circle at Columbus Boulevard.
  • Northbound I-95 from westbound I-76 from New Jersey/Walt Whitman Bridge.
  • Northbound I-95 from Front Street.

Northbound I-95 will only remain open to Columbus Boulevard for local traffic.

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The Chestnut Street bridge over Interstate 95 and Columbus Boulevard at Penn's Landing will close on January 15 as part of the Central Access Philadelphia project.

Drivers are being encouraged to avoid the area, and use these alternate routes:

  • Access to I-95 North — but not I-676 West — will be available at the ramp from Summer Street at Columbus Boulevard just north of the Ben Franklin Bridge; or by continuing north on Columbus Boulevard to the Girard Avenue/Aramingo Interchange (Exit 23)
  • To reach I-676, motorists will be directed to either continue north on Columbus Boulevard, turn left on Spring Garden Street, and left on 6th Street to access I-676 East; or take Spring Garden Street and turn left on 8th Street to access westbound I-676. Motorists can also continue north on Columbus Boulevard to the Girard Avenue/Aramingo Interchange (Exit 23) and use I-95 South to access I-676 West.
  • Traffic heading north on I-95 from south of the Walt Whitman Bridge; and traffic on westbound I-76 from New Jersey will be advised to use I-76 West and I-676 East to access I-95 North