115687 | I-95: Allegheny & Castor Ave Int. (Philadelphia City)

This project is for the ROW acquisition and separation out from the parent project (MPMS #79912) of four (4) commercial parcels. The separation of the commercial properties was done so that the ROW clearance for MPMS #79912 could be given and the project could be advertised. The project was then on hold until the commercial parcels are fully acquired before issuing ROW cleanance for MPMS #115687.
This project is a component of the Statewide Interstate Management Program (IMP) and is a construction breakout of AFC (MPMS #47813).
The project includes the local road improvements in support of I-95 AF3 and AF4 (main line I-95). The project will optimize signal timings on the local roadway network including Aramingo Avenue, Allegheny Avenue, and Castor Avenue; pavement rehabilitation and reconstruction on Delaware Avenue between Castor Avenue and Allegheny Avenue; the additional of auxiliary lanes at the intersections of Aramingo and Ontario and Aramingo and Venango; new traffic signals at the intersections of Allegheny/Bath, Castor Avenue/I-95 ramp. New signals are not interconnected. The project will also include improvements to the Philadelphia Water Department Outfalls from I-95 to the Delaware River to accommodate stormwater management for the reconstruction of I-95.  New signing, pavement markings, and lighting will be constructed on Allegheny Avenue, Delaware Avenue, and Castor Avenue which will serve as the connection between the split interchanges (NB interchange at Castor Avenue, SB interchange at Allegheny). Sidewalks will be included on Allegheny, Delaware and Castor and Bicycle Facilities will be improved along Castor Avenue.
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 Corridors 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.

No milestones are available for this project.