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U.S. 1, Street Road (Route 132), Turnpike Lane Closures Scheduled Next Week for Construction in Bensalem Township
King of Prussia, PA – Daytime and overnight 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, Bucks County — including a Turnpike full closure next weekend at the U.S. 1 Interchange — for bridge, roadway, and utility construction under a project to widen and improve U.S.1 and reconstruct the interchange at Street Road (Route 132), the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.
Normal highway and bridge construction projects in Pennsylvania remain paused as part of the commonwealth's efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. This project is part of critical work that continues statewide addressing safety needs and work needed to eliminate roadway restrictions that could impede the ability for the movement of life sustaining goods and services.
The work schedule is:
- Monday, April 27, through Friday, May 1, from 6:00 AM to 4:00 PM, and from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM the following morning, periodic eastbound and westbound lane closures will be in place on Street Road (Route 132) between Old Lincoln Highway and Kingston Way for water line installation and bridge demolition;
- Monday, April 27, through Saturday, May 2, from 6:00 AM to 4:00 PM, periodic northbound and southbound lane closures will be in place on U.S. 1 between Old Lincoln Highway and Rockhill Drive for roadway and bridge construction;
- From 6:00 PM Saturday, May 2, to 6:00 AM Sunday, May 3, U.S. 1 will be reduced to one lane in each direction at the bridge over the Turnpike for removal of deck beams from the Turnpike overpass;
- From 9:00 PM Friday, May 1, to 6:00 AM Saturday, May 2, and from 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM Saturday, May 2, eastbound and westbound single lane closures will be in place on the Turnpike at the U.S.1 Interchange for overhead bridge demolition; and
- From 11:00 PM Saturday, May 2, to 6:00 AM Sunday, May 3, the Turnpike will be closed to through traffic between the Interstate 95 and U.S. 1 interchanges for removal of deck beams from the U.S. 1 overpass. Westbound Turnpike motorists will be detoured south on I-95 to the Woodhaven Road (Route 63) interchange, then west on Woodhaven Road (Route 63) and north on U.S. 1 back to the Turnpike interchange at Bensalem. Eastbound Turnpike motorists will exit at U.S. 1, take U.S. 1 south to the ramp to Street Road (Route 132) east to the slip ramp back to the eastbound Turnpike.
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, and the westbound side of Street Road (Route 132) 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).
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. For more information, visit www.us1bucks.com.
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