Construction Starting Next Week on $18.7 Economic Recovery Project to Install Intelligent Transportation System Components on I-95, Route 1 and Route 63 in Bucks and Philadelphia Counties

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation today announced that construction
will start Monday (May 17) on the $18.7 million economic recovery project to
install Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) components on Interstate 95 and
Route 1 in Bucks County and on Route 63 (Woodhaven Road) in Philadelphia and
Bucks counties.

Crews will work over the next 10 months to install ITS equipment along 5.5
miles of I-95 between Route 1 and the New Jersey state line in Bucks County;
13.4 miles of Route 1 between the New Jersey line and the Pennsylvania Turnpike
Interchange in Bucks County; and 3.3 miles of Route 63 (Woodhaven Road) between
I-95 and Route 1 in Philadelphia and Bucks County.

The plan calls for the contractor to place six closed circuit television
cameras, four dynamic message signs, eight travel time readers and 14 vehicle
detectors on I-95; 19 closed circuit television cameras, nine dynamic message
signs, 14 travel time readers and 50 vehicle detectors on Route 1; and five
closed circuit television cameras, two dynamic message signs, six travel time
readers and 14 vehicle detectors on Route 63. These components will be
connected to PennDOT’s Traffic Management Center in King of Prussia to enhance
incident response and provide valuable traveler information.

Motorists will initially face shoulder closures along I-95 in Bucks County
weekdays from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. for conduit installation. Intermittent off-peak
lane closures also will occur on each highway during the course of construction
for the installation of closed circuit television camera poles and foundations,
and the erection of dynamic message signs, vehicle detectors, and travel time
detectors.

Carr & Duff, Inc. of Huntingdon Valley, Montgomery County, is the general
contractor on the $18,776,530 federally-funded contract.

This ITS project is the third of three to move into construction in the
Philadelphia region over the past nine months to provide PennDOT with complete
ITS coverage on I-95 between the New Jersey and Delaware state lines, plus
coverage of other key highways in the region. The three projects, worth a
combined construction value of $54 million, are financed with federal funds
from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

PennDOT’s current network of ITS equipment on I-95 covers the highway between
the Philadelphia International Airport and Route 132 (Street Road). These three
ITS projects will close coverage gaps between these two points, plus extend
coverage north to the New Jersey line and south to the Delaware state line.

In the five-county Philadelphia region, PennDOT is investing $257 million of
federal economic recovery funds on 30 transportation projects, which include
road and bridge improvements, Intelligent Transportation System installations,
traffic signal upgrades, multi-use trail construction and curb ramp
replacements.

To learn more about how the federal economic stimulus will benefit
Pennsylvania, visit www.recovery.pa.gov.