Roadwork Planned Overnight In Lower Makefield

LOWER MAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP, PA — The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission said that a stretch of Woodside Road will be under construction overnight Thursday.

A commission contractor is expected to repave a bumpy downhill road service near Taylorsville Road during overnight hours Thursday, and off-peak daytime hours Friday.

Drivers are urged to reduce speeds, exercise caution, and follow flagger instructions.

The single-lane traffic pattern is needed so the contractor can repave a section of the eastbound downhill pavement on Woodside Road between Clearview Drive and Taylorsville Road.

The roadway segment’s finish pavement course was applied during late 2021 as part of the Scudder Falls Bridge Replacement Project.

The pavement, however, has become rutted and bumpy.

Although the road segment is owned by Lower Makefield, the commission is assigning one of its job-order contractors to address the issue by milling off the current two-lane eastbound pavement and applying a new asphalt surface.

The alternating single-lane travel restriction is expected to begin at 7 p.m. Thursday.

The roadway segment is targeted to be reopened 5 a.m. Friday in time for that morning’s peak commuting period. However, the reopening could be delayed if the new roadway pavement has not sufficiently cooled during overnight hours.

An additional alternating single-lane travel restriction is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Friday, after the morning-peak commuting period. This will allow for the installation of final pavement markings.

The road segment is expected to be completed and reopened by 3 p.m. Friday.

The scheduled work detail and related travel restrictions are subject to change due to weather, emergencies, and other factors.