The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) said bridge construction will continue next week on U.S. 1 and Rockhill Drive between the Pennsylvania Turnpike and Penndel/Business U.S. 1 interchanges under a project to reconstruct, widen and improve a 1.3-mile section of U.S. 1 in Bensalem and Middletown townships.
Motorists are advised of the following travel restriction:
Monday, Feb. 6, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., intermittent five-minute traffic stoppages are scheduled on eastbound Rockhill Drive between Horizon and Neshaminy boulevards; Tuesday, Feb. 7, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. the following morning, intermittent 20-minute traffic stoppages are scheduled on westbound Rockhill Drive between Horizon and Neshaminy boulevards; and Tuesday, Feb. 7, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. the following morning, a right lane closure is scheduled on northbound U.S. 1 between the Pennsylvania Turnpike Interchange and Bristol Road.
Drivers are advised to allow extra time when traveling through or near the work area. All scheduled activities are weather dependent.
PennDOT is reconstructing and widening U.S. 1, improving the interchanges, and constructing new bridges over the Neshaminy Creek, Rockhill Drive, and over rail lines near the Penndel/Business U.S. 1 exit under the $113.3 million Section RC2 contract.
JD Eckman, Inc., of Atglen, Pa., is the general contractor on the project, which is scheduled to be completed in mid-2026.
For more information on PennDOT’s U.S. 1 reconstruction program in Bucks County, visit us1bucks.com.
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