Overnight Closures On Rt. 1 at Oxford Valley Interchange Announced

Both directions of Rt. 1 at the Oxford Vally Road interchange will be closed overnight from Sunday, Jan. 15 to Friday, Jan. 20. The closures will begin at 9 p.m. nightly and go until 5 a.m., the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced this week.

The closures are needed for the rehabilitation of the Oxford Valley Road overpass.

"During the road closure, U.S. 1 motorists will exit at Oxford Valley Road and then re-enter the highway at the entrance ramps at the interchange. Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the construction areas because slowdowns may occur," PennDOT said in an announcement.

Crews began construction to rehabilitate the Oxford Valley Road bridge in November. The bridge remains open to traffic while the contractor repairs structural damage sustained when the bridge was struck by an oversized truck in 2015.

Rehabilitation includes the replacement of two steel beams and repairs to three steel beams.

Construction on the bridge is scheduled to finish in June 2017.

PennDOT said the work is part of a $11.8 million project to replace six structurally-deficient culverts in Bucks, Chester and Delaware counties, and rehabilitate four structurally deficient bridges in Bucks, Chester, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties.