http://plattbridge.com Information and updates on the rehabilitation of the George C. Platt Memorial Bridge. http://plattbridge.com/news-2013-02-15.html The George C. Platt Memorial Bridge (Route 291) in southwest Philadelphia will be closed and detoured two nights next week to establish a new traffic pattern and start the third phase of the $42.7 mil... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://plattbridge.com/news-2013-02-11.html The George C. Platt Memorial Bridge (Route 291) in southwest Philadelphia will be closed and detoured from 9 p.m. Thursday (Feb. 14) to 5:30 a.m. Friday (Feb. 15) for bridge construction, the Pennsylv... Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://plattbridge.com/news-2012-11-15.html The George C. Platt Memorial Bridge (Route 291) in southwest Philadelphia will be closed and detoured from 9 p.m. Monday (Nov. 19) to 5 a.m. Tuesday (Nov. 20) for bridge construction, the Pennsylvania... Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://plattbridge.com/news-2012-11-06.html The George C. Platt Memorial Bridge (Route 291) in southwest Philadelphia will be closed and detoured from 9 p.m. Thursday (Nov. 8) to 5 a.m. Friday (Nov. 9) for bridge construction, the Pennsylvania ... Tue, 06 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://plattbridge.com/news-2012-10-26.html The Platt Bridge will be closed from 7 p.m. tonight (Oct. 26) to 1 p.m. Saturday (Oct. 27) for the removal of the paint containment equipment from the bridge's center spans, the Pennsylvania Departmen... Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://plattbridge.com/news-2012-10-22.html The George C. Platt Memorial Bridge (Route 291) in southwest Philadelphia will be closed and detoured two nights this week for the removal of paint containment equipment from the center spans, the Pen... Mon, 22 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://plattbridge.com/news-2012-09-25.html The George C. Platt Memorial Bridge (Route 291) in southwest Philadelphia will be closed from 9 p.m. Friday (Sept. 28) to 6 p.m. Saturday (Sept. 29) for bridge deck painting, the Pennsylvania Departme... Tue, 25 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://plattbridge.com/news-2012-09-04.html The George C. Platt Memorial Bridge (Route 291) in southwest Philadelphia will be closed from 9 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 6) to 5:30 a.m. Friday (Sept. 7) for expansion joint replacement and concrete barri... Tue, 04 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://plattbridge.com/news-2012-07-23.html The George C. Platt Memorial Bridge (Route 291) in southwest Philadelphia will be closed to eastbound traffic from 8 p.m. Tuesday (July 24) to 4 a.m. Wednesday (July 25) for the installation of an ove... Mon, 23 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://plattbridge.com/news-2012-06-26.html The George C. Platt Memorial Bridge (Route 291) in Southwest Philadelphia will be closed and detoured Thursday night (June 28) into early Friday morning (June 29) for bridge construction, the Pennsylv... Tue, 26 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://plattbridge.com/news-2012-05-17.html The George C. Platt Memorial Bridge (Route 291) in Southwest Philadelphia will be closed and detoured two nights next week for the installation of paint containment equipment on the center truss spans... Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://plattbridge.com/news-2012-05-01.html Commercial trucks over 14,000 pounds and vehicles with a placarded amount of hazardous materials will be prohibited from traveling on the George C. Platt Memorial Bridge (Route 291) over the Schuylkil... Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://plattbridge.com/news-2012-04-30.html The George C. Platt Memorial Bridge (Route 291) in Southwest Philadelphia will be closed and detoured two nights this week for the installation of paint containment equipment on the center truss spans... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://plattbridge.com/news-2012-04-13.html The George C. Platt Memorial Bridge (Route 291) over the Schuylkill River in Southwest Philadelphia will be closed and detoured two nights next week for construction on the $43 million project to keep... Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://plattbridge.com/news-2012-03-20.html Westbound Lane to Move to Eastbound Side of Bridge by Friday Morning (March 23)... Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://plattbridge.com/news-2012-02-16.html Overnight Bridge Closures Scheduled to Set Concrete Barriers in Place... Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://plattbridge.com/news-2012-02-08.html PennDOT Investing $43 Million to Preserve and Improve 61-Year-Old Structure... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://plattbridge.com/news-2012-01-26.html Early morning weekday closures of the George C. Platt Memorial Bridge (Route 291) in Philadelphia are scheduled from Feb. 2 through Feb. 10, from Midnight and 5 a.m., for bridge construction, the Penn... Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://plattbridge.com/news-2011-12-22.html Daytime lane closures are scheduled next week (Dec. 27-30) on the Platt Bridge (Route 291) in Philadelphia for drainage system cleaning and the replacement of drainage grates, the Pennsylvania Departm... Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://plattbridge.com/news-2011-12-08.html The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) today announced that lane restrictions are scheduled on the southbound Platt Bridge (Route 291) in Philadelphia for fiber optic installation beg... Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://plattbridge.com/news-2011-06-15.html Lane closures and traffic stoppages are scheduled on Bartram Avenue at the Route 291 (Penrose Avenue) overpass in Philadelphia on Saturday (June 18) and Sunday (June 19) from 5:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. f... Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://plattbridge.com/news-2011-06-09.html Lane closures and a series of traffic stoppages are scheduled on Bartram Avenue at the Route 291(Penrose Avenue) overpass in Philadelphia on Saturday (June 11) and Sunday (June 12) from 5:30 a.m. to 1... Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000