Lane Closure For Utility Construction On Route 1 In Penndel Borough

LEVITTOWN, PA —Utility construction continues this week on the Business Route 1 Improvement Project, which will cause a lane closure, PennDOT has announced.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said that the utility construction is for work to enhance safety and improve travel through the Business Route 1 (Lincoln Highway) and Hulmeville Avenue intersection in Penndel Borough.

Motorists are advised of the following travel restriction:

• Monday, Jan. 23, through Friday, Jan. 27, from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. the following morning, a lane closure is scheduled on Hulmeville Avenue between Business U.S. 1 (Lincoln Highway) and Crescent Avenue.

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

Under this project, PennDOT’s contractor will widen the existing intersection to add exclusive left-turn lanes; mill, pave and stripe the intersection and its approaches; upgrade existing traffic signal equipment; and install new ADA curb ramps at the Business Route 1 (Lincoln Highway) intersections at Hulmeville Avenue and Noeland Avenue.

Additional enhancements include replacing the existing sidewalk along the north and south side of Business U.S. 1 (Lincoln Highway) approaching the intersection with Hulmeville Avenue; adjusting the curbing to improve truck turning radius; and upgrading drainage inlets and pipes.

Road-Con, Inc. of West Chester, Chester County, is the general contractor on the $2.2 million project, which is financed with 100% federal funds.

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