Bridge repairs expected to be done by Thursday after I-95 closure in Northeast Philly; Atlantic City Rail Service suspended
A section of northbound I-95 will be closed for several days after a tractor-trailer hit and damaged a railroad bridge.
A section of I-95 north in Philadelphia is closed after a tractor-trailer damaged a railroad bridge.
PennDot said I-95 in Northeast Philly at Exit 26 near the Betsy Ross Bridge will be closed several days for repairs.
NJ Transit's Atlantic City Rail Line service between 30th Street Station and Cherry Hill is also suspended.
In June, another part of I-95 in Northeast Philly was closed more than a week when a gasoline tanker collided with a bridge on an exit ramp and caught on fire. Here's how it impacted traffic.
Here's everything we know and don't know about the I-95 closure.
I-95 detours continue as Conrail works to repair a railroad bridge that was struck by a truck
For at least a few more days, northbound motorists on I-95 will be forced to detour around a damaged railroad bridge in Port Richmond on a route that looks like the flight path of a drunken bee.
A section of the interstate at Exit 26 near the Betsy Ross Bridge has been closed since a tractor-trailer hauling a mysterious (and massive) steel cylinder crashed into an overhead Conrail bridge Monday.
A Conrail representative said Tuesday afternoon the company’s repair plan aims to have the bridge repaired and open about 72 hours after the collision, which would be on Thursday.
Rail bridge repair should be completed by Thursday, Conrail says
A Conrail representative said the company aims to have its damaged railroad bridge over I-95 repaired by Thursday, about 72 hours after a truck carrying an oversize load struck the span.
Northbound lanes on a section of the interstate in Port Richmond have been closed since about 1:30 p.m. Monday when a large flatbed truck carrying a massive steel cylinder crashed into the bridge.
“We hope to have everything fixed within 72 hours, while allowing for whatever might come up” during repairs, said Steve Magourik, a legal project management specialist for Conrail.
Repair work continues on I-95 bridge as traffic builds
Work continued Tuesday afternoon on a Conrail railroad bridge damaged by a truck collision Monday that has forced the closure of I-95 north in Northeast Philadelphia.
A Conrail contractor was on site removing damaged materials, according to a PennDot spokesperson.
As of 2:15 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, traffic on northbound I-95 was backed up to Exit 25 for Girard Avenue and Lehigh Avenue, roughly two miles south of the bridge.
Map: Location of I-95 closure in Philadelphia
Northbound I-95 in Northeast Philly closed after truck hits bridge
A section of northbound Interstate 95 in Northeast Philadelphia will be closed several days for repairs to a railroad bridge that was damaged by a tractor-trailer carrying an oversize load earlier in the day, PennDot spokesperson Brad Rudolph said.
The truck carrying what appeared to be a massive cylindrical object struck the Conrail bridge around 1:30 p.m. Monday on the northbound side near the interchange for the Betsy Ross Bridge and Aramingo Avenue, Rudolph said. No injuries were reported.
The repair work will be performed by a contractor hired by Conrail, which owns the bridge.
Philly trash collection could be delayed by I-95 closure
Detour information for I-95 closure
Here is how PennDot is detouring traffic around the I-95 closure in Northeast Philly:
Drivers on I-95 north are being directed to use the Betsy Ross/Aramingo Avenue interchange, also known as Exit 26, and then turn right onto Aramingo Avenue and then turn right again onto Adams Avenue to take the ramp to I-95 north.
The ramp from Castor Avenue to northbound I-95 will be closed during the repair work.
Drivers are being directed to use Aramingo Avenue to access the I-95 north ramp at Adams Avenue.
Traffic analysts are recommending that drivers use the same backup routes that got them through the summer’s I-95 closure.
Matt Bellman of 6ABC recommends getting off the interstate once you hit the Vine Street Expressway in Center City and heading north up Broad Street to Roosevelt Boulevard to head into Northeast Philly, while Fox29 is recommending Aramingo Avenue, Frankford Avenue, and Richmond Street for shorter trips.
Atlantic City Rail Line service between Philly and Cherry Hill suspended
Atlantic City Rail Line service between 30th Street Station and Cherry Hill was suspended after the bridge strike.
NJ Transit said on its website that tickets and passes were being cross-honored by PATCO and substitute bus service was being provided from Philadelphia to Cherry Hill.
It is unclear when NJ Transit will resume service.