Wawa Welcome America 2025: Road closures, SEPTA detours this week

PHILADELPHIA - The Wawa Welcome America event is full of amazing events, including concerts, food, and entertainment. 

What we know:

With so many events happening in the city, there will be a lot of transportation changes from Wednesday, July 2 to Saturday, July 5.

Road closures

July 3

• North Traffic lane on Market between 5th and 6th Streets: 12 p.m. to 11 p.m.
• Pedestrian Sidewalk closed on the north side of Market Street

July 4-5

Salute to Independence Parade closures 

• 2nd Street between Market Street and Walnut Street: 6 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• 3rd Street between Market Street and Walnut Street: 6 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• 4th Street between Market Street and Walnut Street: 6 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• 5th Street between Market Street and Walnut Street: 6 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Front Street from Dock Street to Market Street: 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Chestnut Street between 6th Street and Front Street: 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

      The following roads will be closed from 10:30 a.m. until the conclusion of the Salute to Independence Parade.

• 5th Street between Arch Street and Chestnut Street
• 6th Street between Arch Street and Chestnut Street
• 7th Street between Arch Street and Chestnut Street
• 8th Street between Arch Street and Chestnut Street
• 9th Street between Arch Street and Chestnut Street
• 10th Street between Arch Street and Chestnut Street
• 11th Street between Arch Street and Chestnut Street
• 12th Street between Arch Street and Chestnut Street
• 13th Street between Arch Street and Chestnut Street
• JFK Blvd. between Market Street and 15th Street
• N. Broad Street between JFK Blvd. and Vine Street
• S. Penn Square from S. Broad Street to E. Market Street
• E. Market from 5th Street to City Hall
• 12th Street between Vine Street and Market Street
• 13th Street between Vine Street and Market Street
• Arch Street between 13th Street and Broad Street
• Strawberry Street between Market Street and Chestnut Street
• Bank Street between Market Street and Chestnut Street

July 4th Concert and Fireworks

       The following roads will be closed from 5 a.m. Friday, July 4 to 2 a.m. Saturday, July 5:

• 1900 Race Street
• 1800-1900 Vine Street
• I-676 Off-Ramp at 22nd Street
• I-676 On-Ramp at 22nd Street
• I-76 eastbound Off-Ramp at Spring Garden Street
• Spring Garden Tunnel
• Park Towne Place between 22nd Street and 24th Street
• 20th Street between Arch Street and Pennsylvania Avenue
• 19th Street between Callowhill Street and Cherry Street

       The following roads will be closed from 5 a.m. Friday, July 4 to 4 a.m. Saturday, July 5:

•  Benjamin Franklin Parkway from 18th Street to Eakins Oval (all lanes)
• Eakins Oval (all lanes)
• Kelly Drive between Eakins Oval and Fairmount Avenue (Kelly Drive inbound closed at Fountain Green Drive beginning at approximately 5:00 p.m.)
• Rear of Art Museum – Anne d’Harnoncourt Drive
• 2000-2100 Winter Street
• MLK Drive from Falls Bridge to Eakins Oval
• Spring Garden Street between Pennsylvania Avenue and 31st Street
• 23rd Street between Pennsylvania Avenue and Eakins Oval

       The following roads will be closed from 5 a.m. Friday, July 4 to 8 a.m. Saturday, July 5

• 22nd Street between Winter Street and Pennsylvania Avenue
• 21st Street between Winter Street and Pennsylvania Avenue

       The following roads will be closed from 1 p.m. Friday, July 4 to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 5

• All roads from Arch Street to Spring Garden Street, 18th Street to 22nd Street (local access maintained for residents)
• All roads from Arch Street to Fairmount Avenue, 22nd Street to Corinthian Street (local access maintained for residents)
• 16th and 17th Streets, between Arch Street and Spring Garden Street, will be closed only if conditions warrant in the interest of public safety.
• 1600-1700 Benjamin Franklin Parkway will be closed only if conditions warrant in the interest of public safety.

      The following roads will be closed from 8 p.m. Friday, July 4 to 1 a.m. Saturday, July 5

• Kelly Drive from Fairmount Avenue to Fountain Green Drive
• Lemon Hill Drive
• Sedgley Drive
• Waterworks Drive
• Poplar Drive
• Parkways may close earlier due to crowd size

SEPTA detours

The following SEPTA routes will be detoured on Friday, July 4 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

• 4, 5, 7, 9, 16, 17, 21, 23, 27, 31, 32, 33, 38, 42, 44, 45, 47, 47M, 48, 57, 61, 124, and 125

The following SEPTA routes will be detoured from Friday, July 4 at 3 p.m. to July 5 at 5 a.m.

• 7, 32, 33, 38, 43, 48, and 49