Field Surveying Underway on Aramingo Avenue for I-95/Betsy Ross Bridge Interchange Project
 
Surveying crews will be active along Aramingo Avenue near the I-95 interchange for the Betsy Ross Bridge in Philadelphia for several months beginning Monday, June 8. The surveying activity is being done as part of the Preliminary Engineering phase of the project to reconstruct the interchange and I-95 (I-95/BRI) in the vicinity of the interchange.
 
Surveying contractors will be on site during normal daytime working hours along Aramingo Avenue and several intersecting streets between Wheatsheaf Lane and Margaret Street.
 
All of the activities will take place within the public rights-of-way or at locations on private property where property owners have been notified in advance by PennDOT Intent to Enter letters that were mailed to affected owners.
 
Minor traffic disruptions may occur during these operations, which are expected to conclude in August.
 
Data from the surveys will be used in the design of roadway, structure and ramp improvements at the interchange.
 
In addition to reconstructing approximately one mile of I-95 and more than a dozen bridges and other structures within the work zone, the I-95/BRI project will improve ramp access and surface road traffic flow at the Betsy Ross Bridge/Aramingo Avenue Interchange.
 
Other I-95/BRI improvements include

• Construction of an extension of Adams Avenue to connect with Aramingo Avenue.
• Construction of new ramps connecting directly to and from Aramingo Avenue and I-95 and the Betsy Ross Bridge.
• Closing the existing on-ramp from Aramingo Avenue at Buckius Street to I-95 South.
• Construction of a new off-ramp from I-95 North to Orthodox Street to provide access to Aramingo Avenue.
• Closing the existing off-ramp from I-95 North to Harbison Avenue and Bridge Street.
 

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.