Rockhill Drive Overpass Construction Begins

BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, PA —Construction has begun on the southbound side of the new Rockhill Drive overpass for the U.S. 1 Improvements Project, TMA Bucks said.

The work for Section RC2 of the project extends from south of the Rockhill Drive Interchange to a point north of the Penndel Interchange, the Bucks County transportation agency said.

Section RC2 will include improvements to Route 1, Rockhill Drive, the U.S. 1 and Rockhill Drive (Neshaminy) Interchange, and the U.S. 1 and Business Route 1 (Penndel) Interchange.

This U.S. 1 Improvement Project focuses on the replacement of aging bridges and highway safety enhancements of an approximate four-mile segment of the U.S. 1 Expressway known as the Lincoln Highway, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said.

The project extends from just north of Philadelphia at Old Lincoln Highway in Bensalem Township to just north of the Corn Crib Lane overpass in Middletown Township.

The project traverses four municipalities: Bensalem and Middletown Townships, Langhorne Borough, and Langhorne Manor Borough.

The overall U.S. 1 Improvement Project was subdivided by PennDOT into three sub-projects to allow the progressive delivery of successive smaller projects.

In addition, PennDOT in 2014 completed $14.8 million in improvements at the U.S. 1/Maple Avenue Interchange in Middletown Township as part of their overall initiative to modernize and upgrade the U.S. 1 corridor.

The project was designed to replace the aging U.S. 1 Bridge over Maple Avenue and increase the vertical clearance of the bridge to current standards; extend the deceleration and acceleration lane lengths and reconstruct the ramps entering and exiting U.S. 1; add a stacking lane to the northbound U.S. 1 exit ramp to accommodate peak traffic queuing; and optimize traffic signal timings at the U.S. 1 ramp intersections with Maple Avenue.

Section RC3

Extends from a point north of the Penndel Interchange to just north of the Corn Crib Lane overpass.

Section RC3 will include improvements to:

• U.S. 1
• PA 413 (Pine Street)
• SR 2008 (Highland Avenue)
• SR 2045 (Old Lincoln Highway)
• Corn Crib Lane
• North and southbound frontage roads
• West Interchange Road