The Following Is an Advisory From Penn Public Safety
Public Safety has been notified by the Philadelphia Streets Department of the following street closure:
On Saturday, May 30, from 7:00am to 3:00pm, the University Avenue Drawbridge will be closed.
PPD officers will be on site to assist with traffic flow.
Per the Streets Department:
- The University Avenue Drawbridge will be closed to all traffic. No detours will be posted for this short duration closure. Alternate Schuylkill River crossings include Gray's Ferry Avenue to the south of the project and the Schuylkill Expressway and South Street Bridge to the north.
- Northbound traffic on University Avenue will be stopped at Gray's Ferry Avenue.
- Southbound traffic will be stopped at the entrance to the westbound Schuylkill Expressway.
- The eastbound Schuylkill Expressway ramp will remain open, but traffic exiting on this ramp will not be permitted to travel southbound on University Avenue.
- Pedestrian and bicycle traffic will also be impacted by this closure.
Date:
Saturday, May 30, 2015
Street Affected:
University Avenue Drawbridge and surrounding area
