Turnpike Ramps On U.S. 1 To Close Next Week In Bensalem

BENSALEM, PA — Ramps to and from the Pennsylvania Turnpike on U.S. 1 in Bensalem will be closed during overnight hours next week due to construction.

The northbound ramps at the Bensalem interchange will be closed and detoured on Monday, Oct. 14, through Thursday, Oct. 17 from 9 p.m.-6 a.m. the following morning, PennDOT announced.

The closures will be for construction on the new bridge over the ramps.

During the closure of the northbound ramps, northbound motorists will be detoured to the Neshaminy exit, turn left on Rockhill Drive, turn right on the ramp to southbound U.S. 1, then right on the ramp to the turnpike toll plaza.

Turnpike motorists wanting to exit in Bensalem and heading for northbound U.S. 1 will be detoured to the ramp to southbound U.S. 1, turn right onto the ramp to eastbound Street Road (Rt. 132), then left at the temporary traffic signal at the ramp to northbound U.S. 1.

In addition to the ramps closing, there will be periodic lane closures on U.S. 1 and Street Road in both directions on Sunday, Oct. 13, through Friday, Oct. 18, from 8 p.m.-6 a.m.

The work locations are:

• U.S. 1 in both directions between Rockhill Drive and Old Lincoln Highway
• Street Road in both directions 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. All scheduled activities are weather permitting.

The work is part of an improvement project 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 Rt. 413 in Middletown and Langhorne.