98207 | I-95 Congestion Management (Philadelphia City)

This project is a component of the Statewide Interstate Management Program (IMP) and will provide for Congestion Management Activities related to the reconstruction of I-95 through Bucks, Delaware, and Philadelphia counties. This is to further the ongoing congestion mitigation as the construction activity increases on the corridor. Ongoing mainline work in section BS1 will be followed by upcoming work in sections BS2, GR6, BR3, and AF3, all expected to start in the next five years. Traffic impacts to the mainline are expected throughout the duration of each of those projects. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, investment focused on enhancing the capacity of the SEPTA regional rail lines parallel and closest to the I-95 corridor. Improvements included purchase of additional rolling stock and improvements to provide additional parking at regional rail stations. With the decline in regional rail ridership that resulted from the pandemic and public health measures to control it, enhancements to modernize and offer improved customer experience at regional rail stations are vital to entice commuters back to transit services. Continued investments in transit facilities support the broader congestion mitigation strategy for the corridor, including efforts to provide real-time transit and vehicular travel time information on I-95.
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.

No milestones are available for this project.