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Section of Schuylkill Expressway in South Philly will close for four weekends in a row starting Sept. 21

No planned Phillies games those weekends, but the Eagles game on Oct. 13 could be affected.

Traffic moves on eastbound I-76 (the Schuylkill Expressway) near Exit 346B for Grays Ferry Avenue/University Avenue Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. PennDOT announced that they would be closing the eastbound section of the highway for four weekends in September and October to make repairs to the bridge decks carrying I-76 over the Schuylkill River, CSX rail tracks, Grays Ferry Avenue, Wharton Street, and Reed Street. The closures (Sept 21 to 23; Sept. 27 to Sept. 30; Oct. 4 to Oct. 7; and Oct. 11 to Oct. 13) are weather permitting and being done around big weekend events at the South Philadelphia Sports Complex.
Traffic moves on eastbound I-76 (the Schuylkill Expressway) near Exit 346B for Grays Ferry Avenue/University Avenue Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. PennDOT announced that they would be closing the eastbound section of the highway for four weekends in September and October to make repairs to the bridge decks carrying I-76 over the Schuylkill River, CSX rail tracks, Grays Ferry Avenue, Wharton Street, and Reed Street. The closures (Sept 21 to 23; Sept. 27 to Sept. 30; Oct. 4 to Oct. 7; and Oct. 11 to Oct. 13) are weather permitting and being done around big weekend events at the South Philadelphia Sports Complex.Read moreTom Gralish / Staff Photographer