47813 | I-95: Ann Street to Wheatsheaf Lane (AFC) (Philadelphia City)

This project is a component of the Statewide Interstate Management Program (IMP) and is the AFC Design Parent.
This project is the design parent of I-95 Reconstruction SR 0095 Section AFC, also known as the Ann to Frankford Creek section. The overall section improvements consist of replacing 12 bridges and 0.8 miles of roadway. The limits of this project extend along I-95 from the bridge over Ann Street. to the bridge over Weathsheaf Lane for a length of approximately 1.3 miles. I-95, Section AFC will involve consolidating existing disjointed interchanges at Allegheny Avenue, Westmoreland Street, and Castor Avenue which will be reconfigured into two half interchanges: half-diamond interchange at Allegheny Avenue for Southbound I-95 and a partial clover interchange at Castor Avenue for Northbound I-95.
The existing off-ramp at Westmoreland Street will be removed, leaving a half-diamond interchange at Allegheny Avenue for I-95 Southbound. A new northbound on-ramp will be added Castor Avenue to create a partial-clover interchange at Castor Avenue for I-95 Northbound. The existing loop-ramp will be split to provide both access to I-95 Northbound and the Betsy Ross Bridge which will provide direct access to the Betsy Ross Bridge from NB I-95
Existing I-95 has 4 lanes northbound and 4 lanes southbound. The proposed I-95 will have an auxiliary lane Southbound, between the Betsy Ross on-ramp and the off-ramp at Allegheny Avenue, and an auxiliary lane Northbound between the Girard Interchange and the off-ramp to the Betsy Ross bridge.
Complete reconstruction and widening of the existing pavement. Reconstruction or replacement of all existing bridges. Extend viaduct over playground from Westmoreland Street to Allegheny Avenue. Rehabilitate existing structure from Westmoreland Street to Tioga Street.
The four existing ramps (two at Allegheny, one at Westmoreland, and one at Castor) are all single lane ramps. The two ramps at Allegheny, and the two ramps at Castor will be single lane ramps, except at the termini of the off-ramps where they will be widened to two lanes at signalized intersections.
PennDOT will utilize four construction contracts to rebuild and improve the 1.3 miles this portion of I-95: AF1(79911), AF2(79912), AF3(103557) and AF4(103558).
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. 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 47813, 79911, and 79912.

No milestones are available for this project.