Route 1 Improvements, Milling Begin In Levittown

LEVITTOWN, PA —PennDOT has two construction projects planned in Levittown this week.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said that milling operations are planned at night this week on Interstate 295 under a $44.6 million improvement project to perform high-priority repairs on several structures on interstates 295, 95, and 476.

Meanwhile, PennDOT said that construction activities will continue this week on Hulmeville Avenue under a project to enhance safety and improve travel through the Hulmeville Avenue and Business Route 1 (Lincoln Highway) intersection in Penndel Borough.

Motorists are advised of the following travel restrictions:

Milling

• Monday, May 22, through Thursday, May 25, from 7:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning, a single lane closure is scheduled on eastbound and/or westbound I-295 between the Route 413 (Bristol) and Business U.S. 1/Route 413 (Penndel/Levittown) interchanges in Bristol and Middletown townships.

Repairs to the structures under this project include replacing rocker bearings, frozen sliding plate bearings. and deck expansion joints; cleaning and painting steel beams; repairing substructure concrete; and reconstructing bearing pedestals.

Safety Enhancements

• Monday, May 22, through Friday, May 26, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., a lane closure is scheduled on Hulmeville Avenue between Business U.S. 1 (Lincoln Highway) and Crescent Street.

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 U.S. 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 percent federal funds.

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.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.

For a complete list of construction projects impacting state-owned highways in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties, visit the District 6 Traffic Bulletin.

Information about infrastructure in District 6, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D6Results. Find PennDOT's planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.