Intermittent northbound and southbound single lane closures will be in place on U.S. 1 between the Street Road (Route 132) and Highland Avenue exits in Bensalem and Middletown townships, Bucks County, on Monday, May 2, through Thursday, May 5, from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM the following morning for line striping and installation of construction barrier, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced Friday

Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work areas. All scheduled activities are weather dependent.

Crews are reconstructing and widening almost three miles of U.S. 1, improving the interchanges, and constructing several new bridges — including new structures over the Neshaminy Creek and over rail lines near the Penndel exit— under two contracts (RC1, RC2) to rebuild, widen and improve U.S.1 in Bucks County.

JD Eckman, Inc., of Atglen, PA, is the general contractor on the $111.5 million Section RC2 project that is scheduled be completed in mid-2026. Alan Myers Construction, of Worcester, PA, is the general contractor on the $95 million Section RC1 project that is expected to be completed in mid-2022.