103559 | I-95: Betsy Ross Mainline Southbound (BR4) (Philadelphia City)

Project includes the southbound mainline construction from Wheatsheaf Lane to north of Lefevre St. This contract will also remove the southbound collector/distributor and ramp which connects Aramingo Avenue, Harbison Avenue, Tacony Street and Bridge Street to I-95 southbound and the Betsy Ross Bridge. This traffic will be redirected to the ramps completed in the I-95 BR0 (MPMS #79903) project. This includes the demolition and/or replacement of numerous structures including I-95 southbound over Frankford Creek, I-95 southbound over Orthodox Street, and I-95 southbound over Lefevre Street. A significant portion of the southbound mainline that currently is supported on structure will be removed and replaced with a geotechnically supported pavement using column supported embankment. This will eliminate approximately 176,500 SF of SD bridge deck. The existing Conrail rail siding that services the AdvanSix Chemical plant will be relocated. Local street landscaping and lighting will be incorporated in consultation with the Bridesburg community. PWD facility upgrades are anticipated to carry a portion of the mainline drainage to the Old Frankford Creek Outfall near Bridge Street. See MPMS #47812 for an overall description of the SR 95 Section BRI section.
An investment of more than $2.7 billion will provide for the repair, reconstruction and restoration of I-95, a major facility built in the 1960's which runs through Bucks, Philadelphia, and Delaware Counties in the DVRPC region. Current construction efforts in Philadelphia, are addressing critical repairs on aging bridges and interchanges, and improve traffic flow, along the approximately eight miles of I-95 between I-676/Vine Street and Cottman Avenue (Sector A), by adding new ramps and creating a more consistent four-lane highway in both directions by eliminating lane-drops and providing continuous lanes connecting the on-off ramps. Appropriate pedestrian, bicycle, and transit facilities may also be expanded depending on the context of the construction section. The reconstruction of I-95 has been broken out to over 20 separate MPMS #'s, some of which appear in the Interstate Management Program, which is strictly for reconstruction components, and some of which appear in the DVRPC Regional TIP. MPMS #’s include: 17821 (Section GIR design: GR0, GR1, GR2, GR3, GR4, GR5, GR6, GR7), 47394 (Section CPR design: CP1, CP2), 47811 (Section BSR design: BS1, BS2, BS3), 47812 (Section BRI design:BR0, BR2, BR3), 47813 (Section AFC design: AF1, AF2), 79683 (Section CP1 construction), 79685 (Section CP2 construction), 79686 (Section GR1 construction), 79826 (Section GR3 construction), 79827 (Section GR4 construction), 79828 (Section GR5 construction), 79903 (Section BR0 construction), 79904 (Section BR2 construction), 79905 (Section BR3 construction), 79908 (Section BS1 construction), 79910 (Section BS2 construction), 79911 (Section AF1 construction), 79912 (Section AF2 construction), 80094 (Section GR0 construction), 83640 (Section GR2 construction), 87784 (Section BS3 construction), 98207 (I95 Congestion Management), 103553 (Section GR6 Construction), 103554 (Section GR7 construction), 103555 (Section GR8 construction), 102309 (I95 Corridor Drainage). Please refer to the DVRPC I-95 Reconstruction Project in Philadelphia Roadmap in the TIP for additional information about the various sections and corresponding MPMS#’s as well as notations on future and previous projects which may not currently be active and do not appear in the IMP or TIP.
This project is integral to the Delaware Valley Freight Corridor Initiative. Project CMP (Congestion Management Process) commitments include strategies such as improvements for transit users, bicyclists, pedestrians and drivers on the existing road network (operations). See DVRPC's 2007 and 2010 annual memoranda on supplemental CMP strategies for details related to this project. A final alternative for bridge rehabilitation or replacement is determined upon federal national Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) or state Categorical Exclusion clearance. Related sections of I-95 Reconstruction: MPMS #'s 17821, 80094, 79685, 83640, 79826, 79828, 102304, 102305.

No milestones are available for this project.