Nighttime lane closures will be in place for two weeks beginning Sunday, Feb. 28, on northbound and southbound I-95 in Philadelphia for core-boring operations related to the project to rebuild the Betsy Ross Bridge/Aramingo Avenue Interchange (I-95/BRI) and adjacent sections of the interstate.

The work will be conducted in the inside and outside shoulder areas and the adjacent lane of I-95 near the Interchange. The contractor's schedule is as follows:

• I-95 Northbound: Sunday, Feb. 28 through Thursday, March 4, from 10 p.m. each evening until 5 a.m. the following morning.
• I-95 Southbound: Senday, March 7 until Thursday, March 11, from 10 p.m. each evening until 5 a.m. the following morning.

All activities are weather permitting.

Under the I-95/BRI project, which is currently in the Preliminary Engineering phase, PennDOT will improve the Betsy Ross Bridge/Aramingo Avenue interchange and widen and reconstruct I-95 and its bridges from Orthodox Street to Wheatsheaf Lane. This .8 mile section of I-95 runs from just south of Bridge Street through the Betsy Ross Bridge Interchange.

Preliminary Engineering, which is expected to be completed in mid-2010, will be followed by at least two years of Final Design activities. Construction will be scheduled to begin at the completion of Final Design.

The I-95/BRI project is currently estimated to cost approximately $350 million.

For more information on PennDOT’s initiative to reconstruct and improve I-95 and its bridges and interchanges north of Center City Philadelphia, go to www.95revive.com.