Bensalem Lane Closures In Effect Due To PennDOT Paving Project

BENSALEM, PA - Several lane closures are in place in Bensalem this week due to road paving projects, officials said.

Route 1 will be closed northbound and southbound starting July 31 through Friday, Aug. 5 between Old Lincoln Highway and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Interchange, according to a notice on the Bensalem Township website. The closure will be in effect from 7 p.m. through 6 a.m. the next morning, officials said.

Lane closures will also be in place on eastbound and westbound Street Road (Route 132) between Old Lincoln Highway and Kingston Way on Aug. 2 through Aug. 4 from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. the following morning, officials added.

Eastbound Rockhill Drive will also be reduced to a single lane periodically between Old Lincoln Highway and Neshaminy Boulevard on Aug. 1 through Aug. 4 from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. the following morning for overhead bridge construction, the statement continues.

The closures are a result of an over $206 million PennDOT initiative to reconstruct and widen almost three miles of Route 1 to improve interchanges and construct several new bridges, including new structures over the Neshaminy Creek and over rail lines near the Penndel exit.

Separately, southbound Old Lincoln Highway will still be closed from the ramp to southbound Route 1 to Bristol Road in Middletown Township through mid-September for reconstruction. There remains a detour south on U.S.1 to the Neshaminy Interchange.