racerboy71
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i'd like to know who invited this guy to my town to begin with, but what an eff'in nightmare.. here's a small list of road closings for the papal visit..
Thursday, September 24, 2015 02:48PM
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) --
A number of roads in Philadelphia, suburban Pennsylvania and New Jersey will be closed for the papal visit this weekend.
Here is the timeline:
THURSDAY:
10pm:
Secure vehicle perimeter running east from the Art Museum to 12th Street goes into effect.
(BLACK LINE ON MAP. LIST OF STREETS IMPACTED AT BOTTOM OF THIS ARTICLE)
FRIDAY:
6pm:
Center City Traffic Box goes into effect.
(SHADED IN YELLOW. LIST OF STREETS IMPACTED AT BOTTOM OF THIS ARTICLE)
10pm:
West Philadelphia Traffic Box goes into effect.
(SHADED IN YELLOW. LIST OF STREETS IMPACTED AT BOTTOM OF THIS ARTICLE)
10pm:
Secure vehicle perimeter running east from 12th Street to Independence Hall goes into effect.
(BLACK LINE ON MAP. LIST OF STREETS IMPACTED AT BOTTOM OF THIS ARTICLE)
MAJOR HIGHWAY CLOSURES
FRIDAY:
10pm:
PHILADELPHIA/PENNSYLVANIA:
*I-76 eastbound from I-476 to I-95 closed
*I-76 westbound from I-95 to US Route 1 closed
*I-676 both directions from I-76 to I-95 closed
BEN FRANKLIN BRIDGE
*The Ben Franklin Bridge will close until 12 p.m. on Monday, September 28th. The only vehicles allowed will be emergency vehicles.
*The bridge will be used as a pedestrian crossing.
NEW JERSEY:
10 p.m.
I-676 Northbound will be closed from Exit 3 to the Ben Franklin Bridge.
Route 30 westbound from Airport Circle (Route 38/Route 130) will be closed to the Ben Franklin Bridge.
SATURDAY
10 a.m.
CITY AVENUE (U.S. ROUTE 1)
*Portions of U.S. Route 1 (City Ave.) will be periodically closed starting 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 26th.
Times of closure:
-Saturday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
-Sunday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Portions closed:
-NORTHBOUND (Philadelphia side): CLOSED FROM INTERSTATE 76 to Lancaster Ave. (Route 30)
-SOUTHBOUND (Lower Merion side): Closed between Belmont Avenue and Lancaster Avenue (Route 30)
INTERSTATE 95
*I-95 WILL REMAIN OPEN*
However, all I-95 exits leading into the no-vehicle area will be closed due to the security perimeter from Broad Street to I-676. In addition the ramps accessing Washington Street and Delaware Avenue will only be open to registered bus traffic.
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ROAD CLOSURE LISTS:
SECURE VEHICLE PERIMETERS
Beginning at 10:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 24, the following secure vehicle perimeter will go into effect:
-Fairmount Drive from the intersection of Kelly Drive to N 24th Street
-24th Street between Fairmount Drive and Wallace Street
-Wallace Street between N 24th Street and N 23rd Street
-N 23rd Street between Wallace Street and Mount Vernon Street
-Mount Vernon Street between N 23rd Street and N 22nd Street
-N 22nd Street between Mount Vernon Street and Green Street
-Green Street between N 22nd Street and N 21st Street
-N 21st Street between Green Street and Brandywine Street
-Brandywine Street between N 21st Street and N 20th Street
-N 20th Street between Brandywine Street and Hamilton Street
-Hamilton Street between N 20th Street and N 19th Street
-Through the north side of the park between N 19th Street and N 18th Street
-The Community College of Philadelphia will serve as the perimeter between N 18th Street and N 17th Street
-N 17th Street south of Spring Garden Street to Callowhill Street
-Callowhill Street between N 17th Street and N 16th Street
-N 16th Street from Callowhill Street, over I-676 (Vine Street Expressway) to the East Bound Lanes of Vine Street
-Along the sidewalk that parallels East Bound Vine Street and runs perpendicular to the Hahnemann Hospital - Drexel University College of Medicine
-Vine Street between N 15th and N Broad Street
-N Broad Street between N 15th Street and Race Street
-Race Street between N Broad Street and N 12th Street
-N 12th Street continuing S to S 12th Street between Race Street and Sansom Street* (This will change beginning at 10:00 p.m. on Friday, September 25)
-Sansom Street between S 12th Street and S 17th Street
-S 17th Street between Sansom Street and Chestnut Street
-Chestnut Street between S 17th Street and S 18th Street
-S 18th Street continuing N to N 18th Street between Chestnut Street and Cuthbert Street
-Cuthbert Street between N 18th Street and N 21st Street
-N 21st Street between Cuthbert Street and Cherry Street
-Cherry Street between N 21st Street, past N 23rd Street to the River
Beginning at 10:00 p.m. Friday, September 25, the following secure vehicle perimeter will go into effect:
-N 12th Street between Race Street and Filbert Street* (The secure vehicle perimeter map that was released on August 13 showed the secure border from N 12th Street between Race Street and Arch Street. As an update, the secure border now runs from N 12th Street between Race Street and Filbert Street)
-Filbert Street between N 12th Street and N 9th Street
-N 9th between Filbert Street and Cherry Street
-Cherry Street between N 9th Street and N 8th Street
-N 8th Street from Cherry Street continuing N across the eastbound lanes of Vine Street, under I-676 (Vine Street Expressway) and across the westbound lanes of Vine Street
-The perimeter will run parallel to I-676 through a grassy area to N 6th street
-N 6th Street just south of Callowhill Street to the structure supporting I-676 and over to the area of Randolph Street, Vine Street and across N 5th Street
-New Street/Marginal Road between N 5th Street and N 4th Street
-N 4th Street between New Street/Marginal Road and Arch Street
-Arch Street between N 4th Street and N 3rd Street
-N 3rd Street continuing S to S 3rd Street between Arch Street and Willings Alley near St. James Place
-Through Willings Alley to S 4th Street
-S 4th Street between Willings Alley and Locust Street
-Locust Street between S 4th Street and S 6th Street
-S 6th Street between Locust Street and S. Washington Square
-S. Washington Square between S 6th Street and S 7th Street
-S 7th Street between S. Washington Square and Manning Street
-Manning Street between S 7th Street and S 8th Street
-S 8th Street to Spruce Street
-Spruce Street between S 8th Street and S 9th Street
-S 9th Street from between Spruce Street and Cherry Street
-Cherry Street between S 9th Street and S 12th Street
so, yeah , pretty much the entire city is shut down for the next few days, until monday sometime.. the parking authority is going to be running out of places to park towed cars at this rate..
someone please wake me when this nightmare is over...
and yeah, who the hell wants to go and stand and hear this man speak? mind boggling, really..