Route 1 Bridge Construction Underway This Week

LOWER BUCKS COUNTY, PA — Two projects are underway this week on Route 1, PennDOT said.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation plans bridge construction and pavement work on Route 1 under a $116 million project to reconstruct, widen, and improve a three-mile section of U.S. 1 in 1 Bensalem and Middletown townships.

Drivers are advised of the following travel restrictions:

• Monday, Sept. 8, through Friday, Sept. 12, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. a periodic lane closure will be in place on U.S. 1 in both directions between Fairhill Avenue and the Route 132 (Street Road) Interchange for pavement marking installation.
• Monday, Sept. 8, through Friday, Sept. 12, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. the following morning, lane closures will be in place on U.S. 1 in both directions between Fairhill Avenue and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Interchange for bridge deck sealing.

Drivers are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work areas because backups and delays will occur.

All scheduled activities are weather-dependent.

The work is part of PennDOT’s U.S. 1/RC2 contract that will reconstruct and widen U.S. 1 from south of the Rockhill Drive Interchange to north of the Penndel/Business U.S. 1 Interchange.

For more information on this project and PennDOT’s U.S. 1 reconstruction program in Bucks County, visit www.us1bucks.com.

Drivers can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional X alerts.

For a complete list of construction projects impacting state-owned highways in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties, visit the District 6 Traffic Bulletin.