U.S. 1 Lanes To Close Next Week For Paving

BENSALEM, PA — Right lanes both northbound and southbound on U.S. 1 in Bensalem will be closed next week for paving work.

The closures will be between Old Lincoln Highway and Rockhill Drive on Monday, Nov. 26, through Friday, Nov. 30, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. The paving work is part of a project to widen and improve a 1.3-mile section of U.S. 1 in Bensalem.

PennDOT says drivers are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work area because backups and delays will occur. All scheduled activities are weather dependent.

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 contract 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, Wolf's office said.