Southbound Lincoln Drive to Close Saturday

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. 

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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 ›

New Art Space Coming to Lincoln Drive

Get a look at a new business coming to West Mt. Airy.

What once was a gas station could soon be a showcase for artists and merchants of all stripes, once Carlton Tolbert gets through with it. Tolbert owns the property at 7061 Lincoln Drive in West Mt. Airy. He hopes to repurpose and reopen the space behind the CVS as Showcase Station, a self-styled variety store that will sell packaged food. The real appeal of the space, he said, is its versatility. “It’s essentially a white box,” he said. “It used to be a gas station, so it has high ceilings and it’s really a very adaptable space.” Tolbert says he hopes to use property to host pop-up events for area artists and merchants to showcase their work and sell their products. “We want this to be something special for [people] who might not have a …

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Kelly Kolb

11:34 am on Thursday, February 7, 2013

Glad to finally find out what this is going to be! We've noticed all the work going into cleaning it up. It's looking good! :-)   more ›

Reminder: Lincoln Drive Closed Saturday

Find a different way to and from the Northwest if you can.

Update: Lincoln Drive Open in Both Directions

An earlier accident has been cleared up.

Update: As of 2:45 p.m. the accident has been cleared up and traffic is moving normally in both directions. The nature of the accident and the number of peple invovled is still not known. An afternoon car crash currently disrupts traffic along Lincoln Drive, police said According to a tweet by the Philadelphia Police Department, Lincoln Drive is experiencing lane closures in the left lanes—both north and southbound—at Gypsy Lane.  Police reported the car accident around 2 p.m.

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Lincoln Drive to be Detoured Saturday

The southbound lanes will be closed for repair work.

Part of Lincoln Drive will be closed Saturday for repairs, according to an announcement from the city's Streets Department. From 7 a.m. on June 23, until about 5 p.m., the southbound lanes of Lincoln Drive will be closed between Wissahickon Avenue and Ridge Avenue/Kelly Drive. According to a release from the department, the closures are needed so that workers can be safe during repair work on the winding section of the drive. For those planning on taking this route Saturday, detour signs will be posted along Wissahickon Avenue, Walnut Lane and Ridge Avenue, according to the Streets Department, and the police department will be assisting in directing traffic. The lanes should be reopened by 5 p.m. Saturday, the release said.

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Construction Project Near Lincoln Drive Receives Honor

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation was recognized.

A construction project that changed traffic patterns near the Gustine Lake Interchange for over a year has just received an award. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation received the 2011 Project of the Year Award (in the over $10 million category) from the Delaware Valley Section of the American Society of Highway Engineers this week for the project. The $20.2 million project enabled engineers to repair four structurally deficient bridges and remove a fifth. It took place in the area where Lincoln Drive, Ridge Avenue, City Avenue and I-76 come together near East Falls and Manayunk. [What did you think of the project? Tell us in the comments.] Lincoln Drive traffic was affected as a result. Southbound drivers were forced to stop at …

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Timothy Garrity

11:53 am on Friday, May 25, 2012

They did a nice job and it looks good.   more ›

Multiple Accidents Close Lincoln Drive Tuesday Morning; It's Later Reopened (Updated)

The road was most recently closed between Johnson Street and Morris Street.

Update: 11:57 a.m. Multiple car accidents took place on Lincoln Drive Tuesday morning during a slightly rainy commute. Police at the scene closed off Lincoln between Morris Street and Johnson Street a little after 9 a.m., which caused traffic to back up at those two streets as drivers looked for alternate routes. They said an oily substance had been spread on part of the road, so they were waiting for sand from Fairmount Park officials before they reopened it. At least one person was taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center as a result of the final crash. Earlier accidents had taken place closer to Wissahickon Avenue. Police said four happened Tuesday morning in the same general area. The road was reopened after 10 a.m.

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Lincoln Drive Closed Monday Morning (Update: It's Back Open)

It was closed because of a downed tree.

Lincoln Drive was closed Monday morning between Rittenhouse Street and Gypsy Lane. (Update: 1 p.m. It's now been reopened.) The Philadelphia Police Department reported that the cause was a downed tree. KYW's traffic report at 9:22 a.m. said the delay could last for some time. The delays increased traffic in other parts of the city as well. Drivers took to Twitter Monday to to vent their frustration. The drive was closed 6 a.m. Monday.

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Lincoln Drive Retaining Wall Project Complete; 2014 Project Looms

A larger project will take place in two years.

A retaining wall has been stablized along Lincoln Drive near Forbidden Drive, ending a period of time in which a portion of a path along the thoroughfare was closed. The Streets Department of Philadelphia said Tuesday that the construction along the path between Forbidden Drive and the Pabst Lane Bridge is complete. About 500 feet of the wall was required to be stabilized after heavy rains over the summer weakened it. "The wall was undermined by erosion and had significant damage to the mortar joints," a Streets Department release said. The Streets Department will design and construct an architectural treatment for the repaired wall as part of a larger Lincoln Drive rehabilitation effort for 2014.

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Lincoln Drive Retaining Wall Project Complete; 2014 Project Looms

A larger project will take place in two years.

A retaining wall has been stablized along Lincoln Drive near Forbidden Drive, ending a period of time in which a portion of a path along the thoroughfare was closed. The city Streets Department said Tuesday that the construction along the path between Forbidden Drive and the Pabst Lane Bridge is complete. About 500 feet of the wall was required to be stabilized after heavy rains over the summer weakened it. "The wall was undermined by erosion and had significant damage to the mortar joints," a Streets Department release said. The Streets Department will design and construct an architectural treatment for the repaired wall as part of a larger Lincoln Drive rehabilitation effort for 2014.

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