Route 1 Bridge Work Expected To Last For A Week

LOWER BUCKS COUNTY, PA — Bridge work is expected to begin on Monday on Route 1 in Middletown Township, PennDOT said.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said the bridge work is under a $37.4 million project to perform high-priority repairs on interstate bridges, to maintain the functionality, safety, and mobility of the structures along critical corridors.

Drivers are advised of the following travel restrictions:

• Monday, April 13, through Friday, April 17, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, a lane closure will be in place on U.S. 1 in both directions approaching the I-295 Interchange for concrete painting on the overhead interstate bridge.

Drivers are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work areas because backups and delays will occur.

All scheduled activities are weather-dependent.

Under this contract, PennDOT’s contractor will make repairs to the deteriorated bridge decks, superstructure components, and portions of the substructures as needed.

Work on the superstructures will include repairing fabricated structural steel, weld cracks, prestressed concrete beams, reinforced concrete bridge deck, bridge railing, guiderail, and steel sign supports; and replacing existing expansion joints, seal existing deck joints, and existing strip seal glands on the bridge decks.

Work on the substructures will include repairing or reconstructing bearing pedestals, steel fixed bearings, and deteriorated portions of concrete substructure; cleaning bridge seats; resetting expansion bearings; and removing debris from under the bridges.

In addition to bridge repairs, 11 overhead steel sign structures will be cleaned and repainted. Existing roadway lighting will also be upgraded to LED luminaires.

IEW Construction Group, Inc. of Hamilton, N.J., is the general contractor on the project, which is financed with 100 percent federal funds.