Resurfacing Of Lower Bucks Co. Highways This Week

LOWER BUCKS COUNTY, PA — Resurfacing is planned this week on several state highways in a few Lower Bucks County towns.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said that resurfacing operations will take place on state highways in Bucks, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties under multiple ongoing contracts to repair, resurface, and improve more than 240 miles of state highways across the five-county region.

Drivers are advised of the following travel restrictions:

Bucks County

• Monday, August 10, through Friday, August 14, from 7:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning, a lane closure with flagging will be in place on Oxford Valley Road/Heacock Road between Big Oak Road and Stony Hill Road in Lower Makefield Township for paving.
• Monday, August 10, through Friday, August 14, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM and from 7:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning, a lane closure with flagging will be in place on Route 513 (Hulmeville Road) between Route 132 (Street Road) and Galloway Road in Bensalem Township for paving and utility adjustments.

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 these resurfacing and improvement projects, PennDOT’s contractors are repairing, milling, and repaving state highways with new asphalt pavement that will seal roadways and provide motorists with a safer and smoother riding surface.

Travelers can check conditions on major roads 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 1,200 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional X alerts.