17821 | I-95: Shackamaxon Street to Ann Street (GIR) - Design (Philadelphia City)

This project provides for the design of I-95 construction sections GR0 (MPMS# 80094 which has been Let), GR1 (MPMS# 79686 which has been let), GR2 (MPMS# 83640 which has been let), GR3 (MPMS# 79826), GR4 (MPMS# 79827), and GR5 (MPMS# 79828). The construction projects will provide widening and reconstruction of I-95 to eliminate the lane drop (from 3 to 4) in both directions at the Girard Avenue Interchange by providing 4 continuous thru lanes in each direction (Construction Sections GR0 thru GR4). In addition, an auxiliary lane will be provided in each direction to connect the ramps between adjacent interchanges at Vine St and Allegheny Ave. The existing substandard shoulders will be replaced with full width shoulders along most of the project length. Specifically, 22 mainline bridges will be replaced, 4 Girard Ave Interchange ramp bridges will be replaced, 2 arterial road bridges will be replaced or rehabilitated and 4 Conrail bridges over relocated Richmond St will be constructed. The Girard Avenue Interchange will be reconfigured to improve access, operation and safety. Specifically, direct access will also be provided from I-95 SB to Delaware Ave. Additional direct access is being provided from Girard and Delaware Avenues to I-95 SB and from Aramingo Avenue to I-95 NB. No existing interchange movements will be eliminated. Pedestrian, bicycle and transit facilities are present along Delaware Avenue, Richmond Street, Aramingo Avenue and Girard Avenue. The pedestrian and bicycle facilities will be expanded under this project to include wider sidewalks, a shared-use trail and other pathways. Appropriate pedestrian access will be provided via signalized crossings, refuge medians, signing, hand/man signals and visible pavement markings.
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 strategies for details related to this project.
This project is integral to the Delaware Valley Freight Corridors Initiative.
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.