Lanes Closing On Street Road, U.S. 1 In Bensalem This Week

BENSALEM, PA — Lane closures at both day and night are scheduled on Street Road and U.S. 1 in Bensalem this week, as roadwork there continues.

The schedule for the project to widen and improve U.S. 1 is as follows:

• Sunday, Oct. 11, through Saturday, Oct. 17, from 6 a.m.-3 p.m. and Sunday through Friday, Oct. 16, from 8 p.m.-6 a.m., single lane closures will be in place on northbound or southbound U.S. 1 between Rockhill Drive and Old Lincoln Highway

• Sunday, Oct. 11, through Saturday, Oct. 17, from 6 a.m.-3 p.m. and Sunday through Friday, from 8 p.m.-6 a.m., single lane closures will be in place on eastbound or westbound Street Road between Old Lincoln Highway and Kingston Way

Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work areas because backups and slowdowns are expected. Scheduled work is weather dependent.

Work on the middle section of 1.3 miles on U.S. 1 and the middle section of Street Road is nearly complete. That is the second major stage of the highway project.

Work will shift to the southbound side, including southbound sections of U.S. 1 bridges over Street Road, the Pennsylvania Turnpike and turnpike ramps at the Bensalem interchange, later this fall.

The $95.1 million project, financed 80 percent with federal money and 20 percent with state funds, is expected to be finished in late 2022. The contract is the first of three intended to rebuild and widen U.S. 1, replace aging bridges and install other safety improvements along a four-mile section of the highway from just north of Philadelphia to just north of Rt. 413 (Pine Street) in Middletown and Langhorne.