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SEPTA to Close Kingsessing Avenue for Rail Improvements in Philadelphia

11/05/2024

​Philadelphia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that SEPTA will be performing rail improvements on Kingsessing Avenue in Philadelphia, beginning Saturday, November 10.

Motorists are advised of the following travel restriction:
  • From 7:00 AM Saturday, November 10, to 5:00 PM Saturday, November 23, Kingsessing Avenue will be closed and detoured 24/7 between Cemetery Avenue and 62nd Street. During the closure, motorists will be directed to use Kingsessing Avenue, 65th Street, Woodland Avenue, and 58th Street. 
Local access will be maintained up to the work zone. Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling near the work area because backups and delays will occur. All scheduled activities are weather dependent. 

Motorists can check conditions on major roadways including color-coded winter conditions, by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional X alerts.

For a complete list of construction projects impacting state-owned highways in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties, visit the District 6 Traffic Bulletin.

Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties at
www.penndot.pa.gov/District6.

Information about infrastructure in District 6, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D6Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.

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MEDIA CONTACT: Krys Johnson, krysjohnso@pa.gov​

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