River Road Reopens After Ida Damage

SOLEBURY, PA — After being shut down for months due to damage from Hurricane Ida's remnants, River Road north of Route 263 has reopened.

A new bridge was built on River Road, which crosses a tributary of the Delaware River, in the post-Ida reconstruction around Bucks County. Crews built a new bridge and also installed a new guardrail.

State Senator Steve Santarsiero checked out the site on Friday.

"Crews finished up work on the bridge and as of this afternoon the road is open for traffic," he wrote, adding, "it was amazing to see how much work has happened since my last visit two weeks ago."

After the intense flooding on Sep. 1, the River Road bridge was one of many sites with significant damage. According to the Bucks County Herald, demolition began in late October to construct a new bridge.

Structural damage on Route 263 between Phillips Mill Road and River Road is still undergoing repairs, Santarsiero and PennDOT have said.

On Jan. 20, construction began to replace an 800-foot section of Route 263 between River Road and Centre Bridge Road, according to the Bucks County Herald. The work, slated for completion July 1, will include repairing the damaged embankment, replacing drainage facilities and guide rails, and constructing a new retaining wall.

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