Officials break ground on $329 million parking project at Penn’s Landing – NBC10 Philadelphia

State and local officials will gather at Penn’s Landing Wednesday morning to break ground for a massive multimillion-dollar project that aims to transform Philadelphia’s waterfront by covering I-95 and creating a park that will define the city connected to the river.

On Wednesday, officials will speak at 9:30 a.m. at Penn’s Landing to lay the groundwork for the $329 million Park at Penn’s Landing Project.

Once the park is complete, organizers say the 11.5-acre public space is expected to include a “flexible open space for performances and festivals, food and beverage options, a new play area, a relocated RiverRink for winter ice skating, and more.” more” will offer a water playground to cool off in summer.”

On Tuesday, PennDOT closed a pedestrian bridge over I-95 at Walnut Street in preparation for this project.

This bridge is expected to be closed by the summer of 2027 to give contractors “time to dismantle the existing covered area and construct a new concrete cover over I-95 between Chestnut and Walnut streets, which curves east across Columbus Boulevard at.” Penn’s Landing.”

During the closure, PennDOT will allow pedestrians to use Dock Street to cross I-95.

Wednesday’s groundbreaking will be broadcast live from 9:30 a.m. at the beginning of this story

Also, PennDOT plans to provide regular updates on this project at www.95revive.com And ParkatPennsLanding.com.