Market Street ramp to southbound I-95 is reopening
The Market Street ramp to southbound I-95 has been closed since last March for construction work on the 4-acre cap being built over the expressway between Walnut and Chestnut Streets.
The on-ramp from Market Street onto I-95 south is scheduled to reopen to traffic Tuesday afternoon after being closed since last March for work on a $329 million cap over the sunken section of expressway.
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation officials said the ramp would be open by 3 p.m.
While the ramp was shut, the Philadelphia Water Department installed a new stormwater drain, crews demolished a support pier for the former I-95 covering, beams were set over the southbound lanes, and pavement was rebuilt.
The project will reconnect Philadelphia’s Old City to Penn’s Landing with a new park on top of a two-block cap between Walnut and Chestnut Streets.
As of last December, about 30% of the project was complete. PennDot’s construction of the cap itself is projected to be finished in 2029, with the park installed the following year by the Delaware River Waterfront Development Corp.
A short-term closure of the Market ramp will be scheduled later this year to perform minor construction activities, including line painting, PennDot said.
To learn more about the project, including construction updates, project detours, and other information, visit www.95revive.com and parkatpennslanding.com.