PHILADELPHIA, PA — PennDOT is set to launch a massive, multi-year reconstruction of one of Philadelphia’s most critical highway crossings, with work beginning Monday, January 12, on the $261.5 million Interstate 95 Girard Point Bridge rehabilitation project.
The two-phase effort will overhaul the 5,183-foot, double-decked Girard Point Bridge and nine adjacent approach structures spanning the Schuylkill River and connecting Southwest Philadelphia to the region’s busiest transportation corridors. The project is part of PennDOT’s Bridge Preservation Program and is designed to extend the bridge’s service life well into the future.
Initial construction activities through mid-February 2026 will focus on mobilization and the construction of contractor access roads beneath I-95 between Enterprise Avenue and FDR Park Drive. PennDOT said no travel restrictions are planned during this early stage…