87784 | Aramingo/Harbison: Church Street to Amtrak (Section BS3)

This project is a component of the Statewide Interstate Management Program (IMP) and is a construction breakout from Section BSR (MPMS #47811 ).
This phase of SR 95 Section BSR covers the reconstruction of Aramingo Avenue from Church Street to Tacony Street, and the reconstruction of Harbison Avenue from Tacony Street to Torresdale Avenue, including traffic signal modifications at the following intersections:
-Aramingo Avenue at Orthodox Street
-Aramingo Avenue at Margaret Street
-Aramingo/Harbison Avenues at Tacony Street
-Harbison Avenue at Tacony Street/Wakeling Street
-Harbison Avenue at Tacony Street/Wakeling Street
-Harbison Avenue at Bridge Street
-Harbison Avenue at Torresdale Avenue
This project will construct a multi-use sidepath on the east side of Aramingo Avenue from Church Street to Orthodox Street and Margaret Street. The existing bicycle lanes and the sidewalk on the east side of Aramingo Avenue will be removed. Also, the area vacated by the removal of the southbound I-95 on-ramp in the BR4 project (MPMS #103559) will be converted to a community amenity. The existing veterans’ memorial will be preserved. For an overall description of the SR 95 Section BSR section see MPMS #47811.
I-95 is a major facility built in the 1960s which runs through Bucks, Philadelphia, and Delaware Counties in the DVRPC region. More than $2.7 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 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 particular construction section. This reconstruction of I-95 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. 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 47811, 79908, 79910, 87784, 103562, 103563 and 103564.
$10M out of an estimated $60M (2021 CON estimate of $41M YOE’d to FY34) is programmed for construction in FY34. The construction balance that is not shown in FY34 is in the Long-Range Plan.