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Traffic delays on University Avenue, near I-76 ramps and CHOP, will continue until April 2024

CHOP’s construction of a new sewer system is the cause of delay.

University Avenue has had one lane on each side closed, going from two lanes in each direction to one, for the last year. Moderate traffic delays will continue until construction on a new sewer system for CHOP wraps up in Spring 2024.
University Avenue has had one lane on each side closed, going from two lanes in each direction to one, for the last year. Moderate traffic delays will continue until construction on a new sewer system for CHOP wraps up in Spring 2024.Read morePennDOT

Traffic congestion is expected to continue through next spring as construction wraps up on University Avenue near the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) in University City.

The section of University Avenue under construction serves as the gateway to University City and its world-renowned medical centers and other destinations for the Grays Ferry neighborhood and the entrance and exit ramps of the Schuylkill Expressway, I-76, a section of the interstate that sees more than 100,000 drivers a day, according to PennDOT. It’s also where the city’s Veterans Affairs medical center is located.

Utility construction for a new storm and sanitary sewer for CHOP has led to moderate traffic delays around the area since the project began in August 2022.

According to PennDOT’s traffic bulletin, traffic is restricted to one lane in both directions Monday through Friday (and some weekends) on University Avenue, from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., between Grays Ferry Avenue and Convention Avenue to allow for CHOP’s construction work. PennDOT advises drivers to allow for extra time when traveling through the work area because delays will happen.

These traffic delays are expected to continue until April 6, 2024, when the project should be finished.

Check for scheduled traffic delays and updates on 511pa.com. For known construction projects impacting state highways in Philadelphia and surrounding counties, check out the District 6 Traffic Bulletin.