New Travel Restrictions Begin At Woodbourne Road Intersection

MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP, PA — New traffic restrictions begin this week as construction continues on a new $10.6 million project to realign Woodbourne Road at its intesection with Langhorne-Yardley Road and to construct a roundabout at Langhorne-Yardley Road and Bridgetown Pike.

Motorists are advised of a weekday travel restriction beginning on Monday, March 3, and continuing through late April, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the following locations:

• Woodbourne Road between Kilburn Road and the Core Creek Park driveway entrance.
• Langhorne-Yardley Road between Bridgetown Pike and Briggs Road

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.

Under this contract, PennDOT’s contractor will construct a single-lane roundabout and realign the roadway; install upgraded traffic signals, stormwater management, ADA curb ramps, signage, and lighting; perform resurfacing operations; and improve mobility for pedestrians and bicyclists.

The existing signalized T-intersection at Langhorne-Yardley Road and Bridgetown Pike will be replaced by a single-lane roundabout. The proposed roundabout will help decrease vehicular speeds while improving safety and traffic flow. Motorists will be directed to use a detour route once the roundabout construction begins.

Improvements at the Langhorne-Yardley Road and Woodbourne Road Intersection include realigning the northern leg of Woodbourne Road and constructing auxiliary turn lanes on all four approaches. In addition, the eastern leg of Woodbourne Road will be widened to allow for a left turn lane on Langhorne-Yardley Road approaching Erica Drive.

Other enhancements on Langhorne-Yardley Road at the intersection approaches between Bridgetown Pike and Woodbourne Road include minor vertical realignment to improve sight distance and widening of lanes and shoulders.

In addition, features to improve pedestrian and bicyclist mobility include the following:

• Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFBs) installed at the following existing pedestrian crossings: Langhorne-Yardley Road just east of the Briggs Road Intersection; and on Woodbourne Road at the Core Creek Park and Maple Point Middle School crossings.
• Five-foot-wide paved shoulders.
• New paved paths along Bridgetown Pike and Woodbourne Road to connect these intersections to the Core Creek Park driveways.
• Pedestrian accommodations at the roundabout and signalized intersection.
• Sidewalks constructed along the southern side of Langhorne-Yardley Road between Woodbourne Road and Briggs Road.

For more information, visit the Langhorne-Yardley Road Intersection Improvement Project page.

James D. Morrissey, Inc. of Philadelphia, is the general contractor on this project, which is financed with 80 percent federal funds and 20 percent state funds.