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Overnight closures to begin on westbound I-76 at 30th Street, PennDot says

The work is part of a $148.9 million project to rehabilitate the bridges that connect Market Street over Amtrak and Interstate 76, the Schuylkill River Trail, and CSX Railroad.

File photo of Schuylkill Expressway seen at night from the Spring Garden Street bridge Dec. 1, 2024.
File photo of Schuylkill Expressway seen at night from the Spring Garden Street bridge Dec. 1, 2024.Read moreElizabeth Robertson / Staff Photographer

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said lane restrictions and overnight closures will begin Sunday and last until June for a short westbound stretch of the Schuylkill Expressway at 30th Street to allow for overhead bridge construction.

The work is part of a $148.9 million project to rehabilitate the bridges that connect Market Street over Amtrak and I-76, the Schuylkill River Trail, and CSX Railroad, PennDot said Wednesday.

On Sundays through Thursdays from 9 to 10 p.m., I-76 West will be reduced to one lane between 30th Street and the I-676 interchange.

Then from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., all the westbound lanes will be closed and traffic will be detoured at 30th Street onto Schuylkill Avenue to then access the ramps to I-76 West and I-676 East.

The changes will last through June 1.

Because of the forthcoming holidays, there will be no overnight closures from Dec. 21 through Jan. 3.

PennDot said motorists can visit www.marketstreetbridges.com to sign up for email notifications and learn more about the project.