Route 1 Widening, Bridge Works Starts Monday In Bensalem Township

BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, PA —Lane closures are scheduled next week for Route 1 to widen the highway and replace three bridges in Bensalem and Middletown townships, PennDOT has announced.

Work starts Monday on both projects.

The work schedule and locations announced by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportationare:

• Monday, Oct. 3, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. —A lane closure is scheduled on southbound Route 1 between the Penndel/Business 1 and Neshaminy interchanges for paving. In the event of inclement weather, the lane closure will begin Tuesday at the same time.
• Monday, Oct. through Thursday, Oct. 6, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. the following day, a lane closure is scheduled on northbound Route 1 between the Neshaminy and Penndel/Business 1 interchanges for bridge construction.

Motorists also are reminded that the ramp to southbound Route 1 from Rockhill Drive remains closed and detoured during bridge construction at the Neshaminy Interchange.

In addition, Old Lincoln Highway between the ramp to Route 1 south at the Penndel/Business 1 interchange and Bristol Road which was closed for reconstruction has now reopened.

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

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