2-Year Route 1 Ramp Closure In Bensalem Township Begins

BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, PA —A ramp along southbound Route 1 will close Tuesday and remain that way for the next two years, PennDOT has announced.

The ramp from Rockhill Drive at the Neshaminy Interchange to southbound Route 1 will be closed for bridge construction in Bensalem Township.

The closure is expected to begin sometime after 9 a.m. Tuesday.

Motorists will be directed to use northbound Route 1, exiting at Penndel/Business Route 1 and turn left at a temporary signalized intersection at the bottom of the ramp onto Old Lincoln Highway to access the ramp to southbound Route 1, PennDOT said in a press release.

The ramp is being closed for construction of the new Route 1 bridge over Rockhill Drive and other improvements at the interchange.

Motorists are reminded that southbound Old Lincoln Highway remains closed through late-September from the ramp to southbound Route 1 to Bristol Road in Middletown Township for reconstruction.

Motorists are being directed to use southbound Route 1 to the Neshaminy Interchange, then turn right onto Rockhill Drive to access Old Lincoln Highway.

Drivers should allow for extra time when traveling through or near the work areas. All scheduled activities are weather dependent.

PennDOT is reconstructing and widening almost three miles of Route 1, improving the interchanges, and constructing several new bridges — including new structures over the Neshaminy Creek and over rail lines near the Penndel exit— under two contracts (RC1, RC2) to rebuild, widen and improve U.S. 1 in Bucks County.

JD Eckman, Inc. of Atglen is the general contractor on the $111.5 million Section RC2 project that is scheduled to be completed in mid-2026. Allan Myers, Inc. of Worcester,is the general contractor on the $95 million Section RC1 project that is expected to be completed this year.

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