Key Ramp On Route 1 Improvements Project Reopening

BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, PA —A key ramp on the Route 1 Improvements Project is reopening.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said that the ramp from Rockhill Drive to southbound U.S. 1 in Bensalem Township will reopen Monday night after two years of construction under PennDOT’s $116 million project to reconstruct, widen, and improve a three-mile section of U.S. 1 in Bucks County.

Meanwhile, the left-turn lane from westbound Rockhill Drive to U.S. 1 North ramp will close for three months.

In addition to the ramp reopening, motorists are advised of the following travel restrictions:

• Monday, Sept. 9, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. the following morning, a single-lane pattern will be in place in both directions on Rockhill Drive between Old Lincoln Highway and Neshaminy Boulevard for line striping and a traffic shift.
• Monday, Sept. 9, to about Sunday, Dec. 15, the left turn lane from westbound Rockhill Drive to the ramp to northbound U.S. 1 will close. Motorists will detour south on Old Lincoln Highway, east on Street Road (Route 132) to U.S. 1 North.
• Tuesday, Sept. 10, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning, a single-lane pattern will be in place on southbound U.S. 1 between Highland Avenue and the PA Turnpike Interchange for line striping and a traffic shift.

Drivers are advised to allow extra time when traveling near the work area because backups and delays may occur.

The work is part of PennDOT’s U.S. 1/RC2 contract that will reconstruct and widen Route 1 from south of the Rockhill Drive Interchange to north of the Penndel/Business Route 1 Interchange.

This project also will improve the U.S. 1 interchanges at Neshaminy, Penndel/Business 1, and Rockhill Drive. Additionally, the bridges over Rockhill Drive, Neshaminy Creek, and Business U.S. 1/CSX/SEPTA will be replaced.

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.

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