New Route 1 North Bridge 'Substantially Completed' In Bensalem: PennDOT

BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, PA — Traffic shifts are expected to begin Wednesday now that construction has been substantially completed on the new bridge that carries northbound Route 1 over Old Lincoln Highway (Business Route 1) and adjacent rail lines, PennDOT has announced.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said that it is ready to start shifting all traffic onto the new bridge in Bensalem and Middletown townships.

Motorists are advised of the following travel restrictions:

• Tuesday, Nov. 29, through Thursday, Dec. 1, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. the following morning, periodic lane closures will be in place on northbound and/or southbound U.S. 1 between the Neshaminy and Route 413 exits for barrier placement and line striping.
• Monday, Nov. 28, and Thursday, Dec. 1, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning, periodic stoppages of up to 15 minutes will occur on southbound Old Lincoln Highway (Business U.S. 1) where it passes under U.S. 1 for removal of underside shielding and related hardware on the overhead bridge.

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

Traffic Shift

• By Wednesday morning, Nov. 30, weather permitting, northbound Route 1 traffic will be shifted onto the outer half of new northbound bridge.
• A new pattern shifting southbound vehicles onto the inner half of the new bridge is expected to be set up and in place by Saturday, Dec. 17.
• Following the southbound shift, PennDOT’s contractor will begin the demolition of the original bridge and construction of the adjacent southbound structure.

PennDOT is reconstructing and improving Route 1 and replacing several bridges from the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 276) to the north of the Penndel/Business Route 1 interchange in Bensalem and Middletown townships as part of the $111.5 million Section RC2 project that is scheduled to finish in mid-2026.

Construction of Route 1 improvements between the PA Turnpike and Old Lincoln Highway near the Philadelphia border, being done under the $95 million Section RC1 contract, will finish in December.

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

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, 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.

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.