PHILADELPHIA - The Vine Street Expressway (I-676) is closed in both directions from the Schuylkill Expressway to Broad Street due to a construction barge wedged under a bridge.The barge, used in conjunction with the Chestnut Street bridges project, became loose on the water during Tuesday’s storm, according to officials with PennDOT.FOX 29's Steve Keeley has more.Workers with the Chestnut Street project and the Coast Guard are attempting to secure the barge.
Police on Wednesday morning say it's too dangerous to attempt to move the barge amid the still-rising river.In addition to the expressway closure, Kelly Drive and Martin Luther King Jr.