U.S. 1, Street Road, Turnpike Lane Closures Scheduled for Bensalem Township Next Week
Lane restrictions will be in place next week on U.S. 1, Street Road (Route 132), and the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-276) in Bensalem Township for bridge, roadway, and utility construction, Penn DOT announced on Thursday.
The work schedule is as follows:
- Sunday, March 15, through Thursday, March 19, from 10:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning, single lane closures will be in place on the eastbound Pennsylvania Turnpike at the U.S. 1 overpass for bridge construction;
- Sunday, March 15, through Thursday, March 19, from 11:00 PM to 4:00 AM the following morning, single lane closures will be in place on the westbound Pennsylvania Turnpike at the U.S. 1 overpass for bridge construction;
- Sunday March 15, through Friday, March 20, from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM the following morning, periodic single lane closures will be in place on northbound or southbound U.S. 1 between Rockhill Drive and Old Lincoln Highway for roadway and bridge construction;
- Sunday March 15, through Friday, March 20, from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM the following morning, westbound Street Road (Route 132) will be reduced to one lane between Old Lincoln Highway and Kingston Way for water line installation;
- Friday, March 20, and Saturday, March 21, from 11:00 PM to 6:00 AM the following morning, single lane closures will be in place on the westbound Pennsylvania Turnpike at the U.S. 1 overpass for bridge construction; and
- Saturday, March 21, and Sunday, March 22, from 12:01 AM to 9:00 AM, single lane closures will be in place on the eastbound Pennsylvania Turnpike at the U.S. 1 overpass for bridge construction.
The work is part of a project to widen and improve U.S.1 and reconstruct the interchange at Street Road.
Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work areas because backups and slowdowns will occur. All scheduled activities are weather permitting.
Crews currently are reconstructing the middle section along 1.3 miles of U.S. 1, the westbound side of Street Road (Route 132) and the westbound Street Road (Route 132) ramps to and from northbound U.S. 1 under the second major stage of the project. Ongoing activities also include construction of the center sections of U.S. 1 bridges over Street Road (Route 132), the Pennsylvania Turnpike and the Turnpike ramps at the Bensalem Interchange, and utility installations in the middle of U.S. 1 and on Street Road (Route 132).
Stage 1 reconstruction of the northbound lanes of U.S.1 and the ramps on the eastbound side of the Street Road (Route 132)/U.S. 1 Interchange finished earlier this year.
Allan A. Myers, Inc. of Worcester, Montgomery County is the general contractor on the $95.1 million project which is financed with 80 percent federal and 20 percent state funds. The project is expected to complete by late 2022.
This contract (RC1) is the first of three construction contracts to rebuild and widen U.S. 1; replace aging bridges; and install safety enhancements along a four-mile section of the expressway from just north of Philadelphia to just north of Route 413 (Pine Street) in Middletown Township and Langhorne Borough.
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