79903 | I-95: Betsy Ross Bridge Ramps Construction (BR0) (IMP) (Philadelphia City)

This project is a component of the Statewide Interstate Management Program (IMP) and is a construction breakout of Section BRI Betsy Ross Interchange (MPMS #47812).
The project includes the required ramp construction to complete and/or improve the interchange connections from the local street system (Aramingo Ave) to I-95 and the Betsy Ross Bridge. This involves building the following ramp structures: Ramps C, D, EE, F, I (new), I (widened), and JJ. The associated approaches to these structures will be fully reconstructed, with exception of approaches of D, F, and JJ west of Aramingo Avenue. Temporary connections will be constructed for Ramps D and F to the existing ramp system. Ramp JJ will open after completion of the BS4 project (MPMS #103562). In addition, major utility relocations including the PWD culvert, PECO, and PGW are required. The PWD Culvert relocation is required in advance of the mainline construction and construction of the new ramps within this construction package. The PECO and PGW relocations are associated with Thompson Street Bridge Removal. This contract also includes approach pavements (Ramp EE and Ramp F) supported by column supported embankment and compensating fill. A new traffic signal will be constructed at Richmond Street and the Betsy Ross Bridge westbound off ramp intersection and a traffic signal upgrade will be constructed at Richmond Street and Lefevre Street intersection. See MPMS #47812 for an overall description of the SR 95 Section BRI section.
I-95 is a major facility built in the 1960s which runs through Bucks, Philadelphia, and Delaware Counties in the DVRPC region. More than $2.77 billion will provide for the repair, reconstruction and restoration of I-95 in Philadelphia for approximately eight miles between I-676/Vine Street and Cottman Avenue (Sector A) that PennDOT is currently working to improve in order to address critical repairs on aging bridges and interchanges, and improve traffic flow 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. This reconstruction of I-95 Sector A has been divided into various “sections” (including GIR, CPR, BSR, BRI, AFC, Congestion Management, and drainage projects) in over 30 separate MPMS #s, most of which appear in the Interstate Management Program (IMP), and some of which appear in the DVRPC Regional Highway Program of the TIP. MPMS #s for the overall corridor include: 17821, 47394, 47811, 47812, 47813, 79683, 79685, 79686, 79826, 79827, 79828, 79903, 79904, 79905, 79908, 79910, 79911, 79912, 80094, 83640, 87784, 98207, 102304, 102305, 102309, and 103553, through 103564. 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. Related sections of I-95 Reconstruction: MPMS #'s 47812, 79903, 79904, and 79905.

No milestones are available for this project.