For Feb. 1 --ROAD WATCH…

ITS WORK I-476
Overnight lane closures are scheduled this week on the Blue Route (I-476) in Delaware and Montgomery counties for the installation of travel-time reading panels – and added Intelligent Transportation System equipment – on overhead structures.
BULLET From 10 p.m. Monday to 5 a.m. Tuesday, two right lanes on I-476 North will be closed between U.S. Route 30 ( Lancaster Avenue) and I-76 (Schuylkill Expressway) in Radnor and Lower Merion.
BULLET From 10 p.m. Tuesday to 5 a.m. Wednesday, two left lanes on I-476 North will be closed between Ridge Pike and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Interchange in Plymouth Township.
BULLET From 10 p.m. Wednesday to 5 a.m. Thursday, two right lanes on I-476 North/South will be closed between Ridge Pike and Chemical Road in Plymouth Township.
BULLET From 10 p.m. Thursday to 5 a.m. Friday, two right lanes on I-476 North/South will be closed between Route 30 and I-76 in Radnor and Lower Merion.
The installation of the travel-time reading panels and additional ITS equipment on the Blue Route is associated with PennDOT’s $47.4 million project to rehabilitate the I-476 bridge over the Schuylkill River in West Conshohocken and Plymouth Township.
Construction on the bridge will start in March and finish in late 2010.
AUTO SHOW
A turbo-charged pass is the key to unlimited one-day travel on all SEPTA routes for riders traveling to the 2009 Philadelphia International Auto Show at the Pennsylvania Convention Center which began Saturday and runs through Feb. 8.
Developed especially for the auto show and on sale now, the $9 SEPTA “Turbo Pass” can be used on weekdays and weekends on SEPTA buses, trolleys and subway-elevated trains.Turbo passes are also valid for travel on all SEPTA Regional Rail trains arriving in Center City after 9:30 a.m. – not valid for travel to or from stations in New Jersey.
Twelve SEPTA bus routes, the Broad Street and Market-Frankford subway-elevated lines, subway-surface trolley routes and Regional Rail line stations in Center City are only a short walk from the convention center.
Discounted ticket prices are $7 for adult admission and $6 for child/senior admissions providing up to a $2 discount on adult tickets compared to same-day, box office prices. The discounted tickets are valid for admission to the auto show on weekdays through Feb. 8.
Also, anyone that visits the Transit Museum Store and displays a Turbo Pass will receive a 15 percent discount on any merchandise purchased through Feb. 8. For additional information, call SEPTA Customer Service at 215-580-7800 or visit www.septa.org and www.phillyautoshow.com.
BRIDGE INSPECTIONS
Lane restrictions are scheduled in Philadelphia and Montgomery County this week for bridge inspections, PennDOT said.
Monday, the right lane on northbound Route 1 Extension (Roosevelt Expressway) will be closed between Wissahickon Avenue and 16th Street in Philadelphia 9 a.m.-11 a.m. The southbound right lane will be closed 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Monday, the left shoulder on the I-76 East ramp to northbound City Line Avenue on the border of Philadelphia and Lower Merion will be closed 9 a.m.-11 a.m.
Monday, the right shoulder on the northbound City Line Avenue ramp to I-76 West in Lower Merion, Montgomery County, will be closed 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Monday, the left shoulder on the northbound City Line Avenue ramp to I-76 West on the border of Philadelphia and Lower Merion will be closed 1-3 p.m.
Tuesday, the left lane on the I-76 West ramp to southbound City Line Avenue on the border of Philadelphia and Lower Merion will be closed 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Tuesday, the right lane will be closed on the I-76 West ramp to southbound City Line Avenue on the border of Philadelphia and Lower Merion 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Tuesday, the left lane will be closed on southbound City Line Avenue at the I-76 overpass on the border of Philadelphia and Lower Merion 1-3 p.m.
Wednesday, the left lane on northbound City Line Avenue at the I-76 overpass on the border of the city and Lower Merion will be closed 9 a.m.-noon.
Wednesday, the right lane on northbound City Line Avenue at the I-76 overpass on the border of the city and Lower Merion will be closed noon-3 p.m.
Thursday, one lane will be closed on Matson Ford Road at the I-76 overpass in Upper Merion 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Thursday, the right lane on southbound Old York Road will be closed at the Edge Hill Road overpass in Abington Township 9-11 a.m. The southbound left lane will be closed 11 a.m.-1 p.m. The northbound right lane will be closed 1-3 p.m.
BRIDGE LIGHTING
The Benjamin Franklin Bridge will have special lighting this month to promote the American Heart Association, Valentine’s Day and President’s Day.
For most of the month, the bridge will have red lighting to support the association’s Go Red for Woman Campaign, which began in February 2004 to raise awareness of heart disease among women.
On Feb. 14, the bridge will have red and pink lighting to celebrate Valentine’s Day.
On Feb. 16, the bridge will have the patriotic red, white and blue lighting in observance of President’s Day.
Traffic Delays
Middletown – Baltimore Pike, Aqua Pennsylvania utility installation between Route 352 (Middletown Road) and Granite Run Drive 8 p.m.-6 a.m. weekdays.
U.S. Route 1 North -- PECO Energy utility installation between Red Roof Road and Pennell Road (Route 452) 9 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays through Feb. 18. Work began Dec. 22.
Upper Chichester – U.S. Route 322, bridge repairs between I-95 and Pennell Road (Route 452), 24- hour restriction through Feb. 12. Work began Jan. 26.
Marple – Media Line Road, Aqua utility installation between Lovell Avenue and Highland Road 9 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays through May. Work began Jan. 12.
Chester – Flower Street, ramp construction with a new traffic pattern at Fourth and Second streets, 24-hour restriction through 2011. Work began Jan. 12.
Also, Norris Street, ramp construction with lane restrictions at Front Street and Delaware Avenue, 24-hour restriction through 2011. Work began Jan. 12.
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