Wednesday, May 1, 2013
City officials will close parts of Lincoln drive on Saturday for construction.
The Philadelphia Streets Department will close the southbound lanes of Lincoln Drive for 10 hours on Saturday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. between Wissahickon Avenue and Ridge Avenue/Kelly Drive. The closure will allow for workers to make safely make repairs during daylight hours while “minimizing” disruption to motorists, city officials say. All traffic will be detoured at Wissahickon Avenue, and northbound traffic will not be affected.
Saturday, April 13, 2013
The projected status of the farmers market is still under construction.
In case you missed it, the Chestnut Hill Farmers Market is still undergoing renovations to become a more sleek and modern market. According to Morrissey Design's website—the design firm for the project—the project is still "under construction," but a previous projected completion date has been for sometime Spring 2013. Read more about the Farmers' Market on Patch:
Thursday, April 11, 2013
The large sidewalk area between the post office and Chestnut Hill Grill is closed due to construction.
The alleyway between Chestnut Hill Grill and the post office is currently under construction and closed to traffic. The large area was used for outdoor seating for the Chestnut Hill Grill. Entrance to the post office and Kings Garden may be entered through the Chestnut Hill Hotel lobby entrance.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Take a closer look at the construction on Johnson Street in Mt. Airy.
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Tuesday, January 15
PlanPhilly has a new tool that makes reviewing L&I data easier than it has ever been.
Finding out about construction projects in the Northwest just got a little bit easier. PlanPhilly, a website that reports on the city's planning and zoning, has teamed up with web development company Azavea to produce Licsense to Inspect, a website that basially gives you a rundown of what a construction property has been approved for from the city's department of License and Inspections. PlanPhilly said of its new website that "it makes it easy to monitor construction, demolition and code violations in targeted areas of the city" and that "enables users … to search, display, sort and save data collected by [L&I]." In other words: if you want to know what all the banging around next door is about, this is a good place to start. After …
PlanPhilly has a new tool that makes reviewing L&I data easier than it has ever been.
Finding out about construction projects in the Northwest just got a little bit easier. PlanPhilly, a website that reports on the city's planning and zoning, has teamed up with web development company Azavea to produce Licsense to Inspect, a website that basially gives you a rundown of what a construction property has been approved for from the city's department of License and Inspections. PlanPhilly said of its new website that "it makes it easy to monitor construction, demolition and code violations in targeted areas of the city" and that "enables users … to search, display, sort and save data collected by [L&I]." In other words: if you want to know what all the banging around next door is about, this is a good place to start. After …
Friday, December 28, 2012
Work has begun at the Johnson Street mansion in Mt. Airy.
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Friday, December 28, 2012
Construction crews have shown up to begin work at the future site of Nugent Senior Apartments on Johnson Street. Check out the pictures. Other Nuget Senior Apartments Stories
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Workers were pouring concrete in Mt. Airy.
Some roadwork is ongoing on Germantown Avenue at Johnson Street in Mt. Airy. Road crews were setting concrete and working on sidewalks on Germantown Avenue. Check out the photos to see them in action.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Representatives from PennDOT and the City Streets Department presented a revised bridge construction plan to Blue Bell Hill residents on Tuesday.
Approximately 75 residents of the Northwest were on hand to hear about the future closing of the Walnut Street Bridge at the Blue Bell Hill Civic Association meeting Tuesday night. Michael Cuddy, a representative from PennDOT, presented the group's revised plan for closing Walnut Lane Bridge for maitinance and construction, a plan that would close the bridge to all motor vehicle traffic for six months. "Right now, the bridge is in overall fair condition," he said. "In terms of load-bearing capacity, the bridge is sound right now. However, we don't wan't to let it get into bad condition." PennDOT's plan, according to Cuddy, is to close the bridge to all traffic for six months starting in the spring of 2014 while construction crews replace …
Friday, November 16, 2012
The Northwest road will be shut down until 5 p.m.
Drivers who use Lincoln Road to get to and from the Northwest will have to find a different route on Saturday. According to a release from the city's Streets Department, Lincoln Drive will be closed between Ridge Avenue/Kelly Drive and Wissahickon Avenue from 7 a.m to 5 p.m. on Nov 17 for "safety work." Southbound Lincoln Drive traffic will be blocked at Wissahickon Drive. A marked detour will carry traffic to the end of Lincoln Drive at Ridge Avenue by way of Walnut Lane. Northbound traffic will be blocked at all entrances to the south end of Lincoln Drive. No detour is provided for northbound traffic due to the numerous entrances. Suggested alternate roadways are Walnut Lane or Schoolhouse Lane. Construction is expected to be done by 5 p…
Jake Speicher
9:19 pm on Wednesday, May 1, 2013
That would be good info to have. It will be closed from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. more ›