Overhead Traffic Signal Upgrades Start Monday On New Falls Road

LEVITTOWN, PA —Lane closures are expected to begin Monday on a stretch of New Falls Road for overhead traffic signal improvements in Bristol and Middletown townships, PennDOT has announced.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced Friday that the project would improve pedestrian safety on a nearly one-mile-long section of the highway in Middletown and Bristol townships.

Motorists are advised of the following travel restriction:

• Monday, Oct. 24, through Friday, Oct. 28, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., lane closures are scheduled on New Falls Road between Durham Road and Bristol Oxford Valley Road.

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

Under this project, PennDOT’s contractor will construct sidewalks alongside a section of New Falls Road.

In addition, the safety improvement plan includes the installation of crosswalk pavement markings to delineate pedestrian routes along the corridor; the installation of pedestrian signal equipment in conjunction with the addition of ADA curb ramps to further improve pedestrian safety; and the addition of protected left-turn traffic signals to improve motorist safety.

Marino Corporation of Skippack, Montgomery County, is the general contractor on the $1.4 million project, which is financed with 100% federal funds. Work on the project is expected to finish by next spring.

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