I-76 closure: PennDOT to close portions of Schuylkill for bridge deck repairs

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I-76 closure: PennDOT to close portions of Schuylkill for bridge deck repairs
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PennDOT announced four weekends of road closures on I-76 in the Grays Ferry neighborhood for bridge deck repairs.

A traffic alert for anyone who drives on the Schuylkill Expressway through the Grays Ferry neighborhood in Philly.For four consecutive weekends beginning September 21st, PennDOT announced a bridge deck repair project. It will close the eastbound section of the highway that is over the Schuylkill River. PennDOT will be able to repair sections of the deteriorated concrete decks on two bridges and resurface them after many temporary repairs over the years.

"Right now?" asked FOX 29’s Dawn Timmeney."Yeah now, already," he replied. "If they’re gonna do all that, it’s gonna be something.""How much of an inconvenience is this gonna be?" Timmeney continued."I don’t know, you gotta have a lot of patience."Boisie Green stated, "I just came from King of Prussia. It took me like an hour and a half to get down here, already, so I can’t imagine how it will be with roadwork getting done.

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