Funding Secured for the Randall Avenue Bridge Project

Bristol Twp Police Reports Feb 20 to Feb 24, 2026

Arrest 2-20-26, 1631 hours, Bristol Pike, Bristol, Pa. The below subject was arrested on  Warrant out of Philadelphia and released to the Philadelphia Sheriff’s. Bryan Pina No Fixed Address

Arrest 2-21-26, 2050 hours, Indian Creek Drive, Levittown, Pa. The below subject was arrested on the charges of Aggravated Assault, Strangulation, Simple Assault, Terroristic Threats, Criminal Mischief and Harassment.  The subject was processed and arraigned by Judge Baranowski.  Bail was set at $50,000/10% and remanded to BCP. Christopher Helton Tompkins Indian Creek Drive Levittown, Pa

Arrest 2-24-26, 1228 hours, Bath Road, Bristol, Pa. The below subject was arrested on a Local Warrant out of Bristol Township.  The subject was processed and arraigned by Judge Wagner.  Bail was set at $50,000/10% and remanded to BCP. Sean Edward Hubert No fixed address

Arrest 2-24-26, 1644 hours, Bristol Pike, Bristol, Pa. The below subject was arrested on a Bench Warrant out of Bucks County and released to the Sheriff’s. Steven Louis Robbins No Fixed Address

Theft: Retail 2-20-26, 2240 hours, Bristol Pike, Bristol, Pa. On 2-20-26 at approximately 2235 hours two unknown subjects removed several items passing all points of sale. The estimated value is $20.00.

Theft 2-23-26, 1659 hours, Farmbrook Drive, Levittown, Pa. Sometime overnight an unknown subject removed the license plate from a 2002 Chevy.  No value given.

Theft 2-24-26, 1252 hours, Marion Avenue, Levittown, Pa. Sometime over the past two weeks an unknown subject removed a package from a residence.  The estimated value is $439.00.

At last weeks Bristol Township Council meeting members granted preliminary and final land development approval to AMERCO Real Estate Company, the real estate arm of  U Haul, for a project that has been in process for years.

The company  is set to expand its operations at the former Bristol Plaza shopping center.

The approved plan consists of the construction of an 18,000-square-foot warehouse and relocation of an existing 1,000-square-foot storage facility building.

A U-Haul representative said, “This is something we’ve been working on since 2021,”

The project, which is entirely within the parking lot of the Durham Road shopping center, is designed to expand U-Hauls’ storage capabilities and buttress its existing corporate operations at the site.

U-Haul scaled back some elements of its original proposal officials said.  Removed from the original plan was canopy and the company did away with a “phase two” expansion that would have added a 5,000-square-foot structure.

Company officials focused on “greening up” the property, which sits at the heavily trafficked intersection of Durham Road, Bath Road, and Veterans Highway (Route 413).  U-Haul plans to install interior landscaping and a row of  trees to screen back end operations and storage areas from motorists on Durham Road.

The development previously received variance approvals from the Bristol Township Zoning Hearing Board in June and a recommendation for approval from the township’s planning commission.

U-Haul purchased the Bristol Plaza property in 2016 and moved its corporate printing operation to the site in 2017, according to township records.

Rendering from above U Haul Site in Bristol Twp of what the project will look like when completed Credit: YouTube screengrab

Days after the Randall Avenue Bridge reopened, having been closed for just under three years, Lower Bucks Source asked Bristol Township Manager Randee Mazur what’s next now that the span has reopened.

“A Haines Road Bridge” she said.

This wasn’t the first time the idea of constructing a new bridge in the Edgely section had been mentioned by township officials.

Mazur and Council President Craig Bowen mentioned the idea during Council meetings last year.

At last week’s Council meeting, the township said it was now ready to fully explore the possibility of constructing a span crossing over the railway lines on Haines Road leading onto Radcliffe Street, essentially parallel to the Randall Ave. Bridge.

Officials said exploring the idea might be a more suitable and safer long-term solution considering current weight restrictions and past structural issues with the Randall Ave. Bridge.

Mazur said the township is looking into the feasibility of a new bridge connecting Haines Road and Radcliffe Street.

Signage posted on Radcliffe St in Bristol Township warning motorists of weight restrictions on the Randall Ave Bridge
Credit: Jeff Bohen, Lower Bucks Source

Bristol Township Police have been on a special traffic weight detail targeting trucks/vehicles weighing more than 3.5 tons crossing the more than 120-year-old bridge. The public safety-focused infrastructure effort was launched, Sgt. Jason Mancuso said, after Edgely residents sent the township video clips of “heavy trucks” crossing the recently reopened span.

Truck drivers have frequently ignored the weight limit restrictions which has led to structural damage to the bridge.

“We have to protect not only the township residents,” Mancuso said, “but its properties, too.”

The Randall Ave Bridge was closed due to concrete from the bridge falling onto the railroad tracks below.

Rep Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Bucks) announced, earlier this month, he secured $500,000.00 for the township so a Haines Rd bridge can be constructed.

The first step into building a Haines Road Bridge involves issuing requests for proposals (RFPs) for a concept plan and analysis of the existing Randall Avenue structure, Mazur said.

A bridge on Haines Road will require the township to acquire private property between the road and Radcliffe St. for the project to move forward.

“Our proposal is right now we’re looking for RFPs for a concept plan to do an analysis on the existing Randall Avenue Bridge,” Mazur said. “What we hope to do is create a Haines Road bridge.”

Constructing such a bridge will likely lead to the demise of the Randall Ave Bridge, Mazur said.

The recently reopened Randall Ave Bridge