For Sept. 20, Road Watch Col.

Burmont Road Closing
SEPTA construction crews closed Burmont Road starting 7 a.m. Saturday through 5 a.m. Sept. 28 for work on the Media/Sharon Hill trolley lines.
All vehicular/pedestrian traffic will be detoured around Burmont Road between Cheswold and Blanchard Roads in Upper Darby.
A mobile welding factory will begin to join 80-foot-long rails for the new continuously welded steel track which will replace the current rails dating from 1922. These sections may reach 1,800 feet in length before being laid onto rail ties at ground level.
The Route 102 Sharon Hill Line recently began operating buses in place of trolleys and temporary stop locations have been constructed for riders for the next four months between Drexel Hill Junction and Sharon Hill as additional projects are completed.
Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the area. There will be several posted pedestrian detours.
This work is a component of the federally funded Media/Sharon Hill Improvement Project in Delaware County which extends from 69th Street Terminal through Media and Sharon Hill.
The work will improve the safety and efficiency of the Route 101 Media and Route 102 Sharon Hill trolley lines. Both lines serve about 8,000 and 7,500 daily passengers, respectively.
The improvement project hotline can be accessed at 1-800-808-5025 for additional project information.
For SEPTA service information, call 215-580-7800 or visit www.septa.org.
E-ZPass Lane for Bridges
The Delaware River Port Authority has approved a $350,476 contract to provide design services for an Express E-ZPass lane on the Betsy Ross Bridge, which will also serve as a pilot program for a potential express lane at the Commodore Barry Bridge.
The express lane allows E-ZPass customers to pay the toll without having to slow down through the toll plaza. An express lane is usually located on the left side of the toll plaza.
DRPA hopes to have the express lane operational in 2011.
Betsy Ross Bridge Work
There will be travel restrictions for westbound traffic on the Betsy Ross Bridge until at least Tuesday for emergency repairs of an expansion joint.
Drivers traveling across the bridge into Philadelphia will have two lanes to travel until mid-span of the bridge. Once at mid-span, the bridge will be reduced to one lane for the remainder of the length of the crossing.
Rail Roadeo
SEPTA veterans Michael Sheppard of Collingdale and Adrian Mapp were among the winners in the SEPA Annual Rail Roadeo at the Elmwood Maintenance Facility in Southwest Philadelphia who secured a place at the 2010 International Rail Roadeo competition in Vancouver, Canada.
I-95 Bridge Inspections
Lane closures are scheduled on the northbound I-95/Girard Point Bridge between Enterprise Avenue and Broad Street in Philadelphia Tuesday-Thursday for bridge inspection.
Tuesday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., the left lane on I-95 South/Girard Point Bridge will be closed.
Wednesday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., the right lane on I-95 South/Girard Point Bridge will be closed.
Thursday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., the right lane on I-95 North/Girard Point Bridge will be closed.
I-95/Broad Street Viaduct
Nighttime travel restrictions are scheduled this week on the nearly 3,000-foot-long viaduct that carries I-95 over Broad Street in South Philadelphia, PennDOT said.
The contractor’s upcoming work schedule is coordinated so as not to affect traffic flow into or out of the stadium complex area during events. The viaduct carries 95,000 vehicles a day.
Monday and Tuesday, 8 p.m.-5 a.m. the next morning, I-95 North will be reduced from three lanes to two between the Broad Street Interchange and the Girard Point Bridge.
Wednesday and Friday, 8 p.m.-5 a.m. the next morning, I-95 North/South will be reduced from three lanes to two between the Broad Street Interchange and the Girard Point Bridge.
From 8 p.m. Thursday to 5 a.m. Friday, I-95 North will be reduced from three lanes to two between the Broad Street Interchange and Girard Point Bridge.
The lane closure on I-95 South will start at 10 p.m. and last until 5 a.m. Friday.
Crews will work over the next year to improve the viaduct by repairing structural steel beams and other steel components, repairing and resurfacing the concrete deck; replacing expansion joints; and repairing concrete piers. The viaduct was built in 1973.
I-95 Bridge Repairs
Today-Thursday, 9 p.m.-5 a.m., I-95 North/South will be restricted between Route 420 in Tinicum and Ridley Township and Broad Street in Philadelphia. Crews will work at night to seal pavement joints, repair bridge decks and replace expansion dams.
I-95 Paving
Nighttime lane restrictions on I-95 between Girard and Cottman avenues in Philadelphia are scheduled weeknights 8 p.m.-5 a.m. for milling and paving.
In addition, nighttime lane restrictions are scheduled on the I-95 ramps to Allegheny Avenue, Castor Avenue and Bridge Street during the same hours Monday-Friday for structural repairs.
Vine Expressway
Nighttime travel restrictions are scheduled on I-676 East/West (Vine Expressway) between the Schuylkill Expressway (I-76) and I-95 in Philadelphia 8 p.m.-5 a.m. weeknights for joint sealing of the concrete pavement.
Motorists are advised to use an alternate route or face traffic delays from 30 to 45 minutes.
Schuylkill Expressway
Drivers will encounter overnight lane closures/slowdowns weeknights traveling on the Schuylkill Expressway (I-76) between the I-676 and University/Grays Ferry avenues interchanges in Philadelphia for bridge construction.
Monday-Friday, 8 p.m.-5 a.m. the next morning, I-76 East/West will be reduced to one lane at the University/Grays Ferry avenues interchange.
Monday-Friday, 10 p.m.-5 a.m. the next morning, I-76 West will be reduced to one lane between the Chestnut Street and I-676 Interchange for repairs to the Schuylkill Avenue structure over the expressway.
Traffic Delays
Baltimore Pike (Route 1) – Middletown, Aqua Pa. utility installation between Black Horse Lane and Valley Road 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday-Friday.
Also, utility installation between Black Horse Lane and Valley Road 8 p.m.-6 a.m. Wednesday through Nov. 30.
Tinicum – Second Street, ADA ramp construction between LaGrange and Poulsen avenues 7 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays.
Holmes Road/Amosland Road – Ridley Township, Prospect Park and Norwood, Aqua utility installation between MacDade Boulevard and Chester Pike 9 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays through Oct. 2, detour posted.
Baltimore Avenue – Lansdowne, East Lansdowne, Upper Darby, Aqua Pennsylvania utility installation, closed/detoured between Church Lane and Lansdowne Avenue, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., detour posted weekdays through Nov. 30.
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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