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[email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE STV PROVIDES ENGINEERING DESIGN FOR COMPLEX INTERCHANGE IN PHILADELPHIA PHILADELPHIA, June 25, 2015 -- In support of one of the most significant roadway reconstruction initiatives currently underway in the Northeast, STV, a leading transportation engineering company, has been contracted by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) to perform design and construction phase services for the three-level reconfiguration of the Betsy Ross Interchange (BRI) along I-95 in Philadelphia. This complex $880 million program will be constructed in four phases. The first phase of construction, Section BR0, broke ground earlier this year. Section BR0 connects I-95 to the local street system in Pennsylvania, as well as to NJ-90 via the Betsy Ross Bridge crossing into New Jersey, and focuses on interchange ramp improvements needed for future construction sections. BR0 will involve rehabilitating a number of ramps to improve capacity and functionality to and from I-95 to the local street system, as well as constructing two new connecting ramps to and from the Betsy Ross Bridge and Aramingo Avenue. Construction is scheduled to be completed in 2017. With more than 160,000 vehicles using I-95 every day within the project area, the overall goal of this program is create a safer and more efficient interchange through the reconstruction of the interchange’s multi-tiered network of roadways, ramps and bridges. Section BR0 connects I-95 to the local street system in Pennsylvania, as well as to NJ-90 via the Betsy Ross Bridge crossing into New Jersey.