79827 | I-95 Southbound: Columbia-Ann St N (GR4) (Philadelphia City)

This project is a component of the Statewide Interstate Management Program (IMP).This construction contract will include reconstruction and widening of I-95 southbound to include 4 thru lanes plus a fifth auxiliary lane (12’-0” lane widths) from Columbia Avenue to north of Ann Street in multiple stages. The existing substandard shoulder widths (varies up to 10’-0”) will be replaced with full width shoulders (varies up to 12’-0”). This contract will include reconstruction of the southbound Girard Avenue Interchange ramps (Ramps B, B Spur and D). This phase will include demolition and replacement of numerous bridge structures, including I-95 SB over Girard Avenue to Ann Street; I-95 SB over Aramingo Avenue to south of Girard Avenue; I-95 SB over Berks Street; I-95 SB over Montgomery Avenue; I-95 SB over Palmer Street; I-95 SB off-ramp (Ramp B); I-95 SB off-ramp to Aramingo Avenue SB and Delaware Avenue (Ramp B Spur); I-95 SB on-ramp (Ramp D); and Aramingo Avenue SB over Ramp B, Girard Avenue and Spur A. Also included will be completion of the surface street tie-ins with the southbound ramp terminals and the construction of associated retaining walls and sound barrier walls. Aramingo Ave. will be reconstructed between Delaware Ave. and Cumberland St. Additionally, a shared-use path will be constructed under the viaduct between Girard Avenue Interchange and Lehigh Avenue with connections to bike lanes on Richmond Street, Aramingo Avenue, and Lehigh Avenue. A shared-use path will be constructed along Aramingo Avenue from Delaware Avenue to York Street. A majority of the utility impacts will be limited to areas of work along the surface street crossing under I-95. This project is being coordinated with the I-95 Section CPR and Section AFC projects from a construction letting and geographical location standpoint.
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 Corridor 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 17821, 80094, 79685, 83640, 79826, 79828, 102305.

No milestones are available for this project.