Nightime Lane Closures Scheduled On U.S. 1, Street Road

BENSALEM, PA — Right lanes will be closed on U.S. 1 and Rt. 132 (Street Road) during nighttime hours starting Sunday as crews work on paving in the area.

The lanes will be closed from 8 p.m.-6 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 2, through Friday, Dec. 7. The exact locations are:

• Northbound and southbound U.S. 1 between Old Lincoln Highway and Rockhill Drive
• Westbound Route 132 (Street Road) between Kingston Way and Old Lincoln Highway

The closures are for temporary paving work that's part of a project to reconstruct, widen and improve a 1.3-mile section of highway in Bensalem.

Drivers are advised to allow extra time when traveling in the area because backups and delays are expected. The schedule is dependent on weather, PennDOT said.

The work is part of a larger project to rebuild and widen U.S. 1, replace aging bridges and install safety enhancements along a four-mile section from Philadelphia to just north of Rt. 413 (Pine Street) in Middletown and Langhorne.

Improvements under the first phase include:

• Constructing a third travel lane along U.S. 1 in each direction from the Route 132 (Street Road) interchange to just north of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Interchange;
• Building an auxiliary lane along U.S 1 in each direction between the Route 132 (Street Road) and Pennsylvania Turnpike interchanges;
• Raising the profile of U.S. 1 from south of the Route 132 (Street Road) Interchange to north of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Interchange to improve vertical clearances for U.S. 1 structures over Route 132 (Street Road), the Pennsylvania Turnpike, and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Interchange ramps;
• Upgrading U.S. 1 interchanges at Route 132 (Street Road) and the Pennsylvania Turnpike;
• Adding a northbound right-turn lane along U.S. 1 from Old Lincoln Highway to Route 132 (Street Road);
• Reconfiguring the Route 132 (Street Road) Interchange and adding a ramp from Route 132 (Street Road) eastbound to U.S. 1 southbound;
• Increasing the existing loop ramp radius to improve design speed to 30 miles-per-hour and incorporating a second lane on the U.S 1 northbound exit ramp to the Pennsylvania Turnpike;
• Removing the existing bridge that carries U.S. 1 over a closed private access road; and
• Reconstructing four bridges.

Allan A. Myers, Inc. of Worcester, Montgomery County is the general contractor on the project, which has a total price tag of $97,352,764. It's being financed with 80 percent federal funds and 20 percent from the state.

All work on the project is expected to be completed by the end of 2022.

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