Route 1 Construction Resumes In Lower Bucks Co.

LOWER BUCKS COUNTY, PA — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said that construction is scheduled this week on U.S. 1 and Rockhill Drive in Bensalem and Middletown townships under a $116 million project to reconstruct, widen, and improve a three-mile section of U.S. 1 in Bucks County.

Drivers are advised of the following travel restrictions:

• Monday, May 19, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., lane closures will be in place on southbound U.S. 1 between Fairhill Avenue and Rockhill Drive for ITS (Intelligent Transportation Systems) installation.
• Thursday, May 22, from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning, lane closures will be in place in both directions on Rockhill Drive between Overlook Boulevard and Neshaminy Boulevard for line striping.

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.

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

Motorists 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.