Nighttime Traffic Restrictions on Route 1 Monday

Nighttime lane closures are scheduled to start Monday and continue through May 6 on Route 1 in Bensalem Township for milling, paving and line striping, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced. 

Starting Monday through May 6, nighttime lane restrictions will be in effect from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. on northbound Route 1 between North Gate Road and Old Trevose Road. 

Weekday lane restrictions began March 21 and remain in effect from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays in both directions on Route 1 between North Gate Road and Old Trevose Road. 

As part of a regionwide highway safety improvement project, crews are installing two northbound left turn lanes, removing a concrete median, upgrading signals and installing ADA ramps at the intersection with Old Lincoln Highway.

This operation is part of PennDOT’s $1,893,846 project to make various highway safety improvements at numerous locations in the five-county Philadelphia region.  The improvements include reflective pavement markers, rumble strips, skid-resistant paving, traffic signal upgrades, pavement markings and new turn lanes.  The safety improvements vary depending on the location.  The work is weather dependent.

Marino Corporation of Skippack, Pa. is the contractor on the project, which is financed with 100 percent state funds.  Construction is scheduled to be completed in June 2011.