PHILADELPHIA, PA — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has announced that the intersection of W. Bristol Street and N. 5th Street will partially reopen on Tuesday, January 2. The reopening is part of an ongoing improvement project aimed at removing the 5th Street bridge over the abandoned Conrail line and reconstructing the roadway between Hunting Park Avenue and Bristol Street in the Hunting Park section of Philadelphia.
Beginning sometime after 1:00 PM on Tuesday, PennDOT’s contractor will partially reopen the intersection, but only to car traffic. According to the announcement, westbound drivers on Bristol Street will be able to make a right turn onto N. 5th Street, while southbound drivers on N. 5th Street will be able to make a left turn onto Bristol Street.
However, trucks and buses will not be able to use the intersection and will continue to use the existing detour routes while construction on 5th Street continues between Hunting Park Avenue and Bristol Street. The project is expected to be completed in spring 2024.
The detour for southbound 5th Street trucks and buses will direct drivers to turn left on Wyoming Avenue, right on Rising Sun Avenue, and right on Hunting Park Avenue. Northbound 5th Street trucks and buses will be directed to turn left on Hunting Park Avenue, right on 6th Street, and right on Cayuga Street.
While local access will continue up to the closure, motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling near the work area or on the detour routes due to potential backups and delays.
The 5th Street bridge over the abandoned Conrail line is one of two deteriorating bridges that PennDOT is removing as part of a $9.1 million project, financed entirely with state funds. The first phase of the project, which involved the removal of the bridge that carried Erie Avenue over an abandoned Conrail line and the reconstruction of the roadway between 3rd Street and Lawrence Street, was completed in May 2022.
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