5-Year Construction On County Line Road Starts Soon

HORSHAM, PA — Construction scheduled to run for the next five years is set to start in a little over a week on a three-mile section of County Line Road.

Once finished, the busy highway that divides Bucks and Montgomery counties will have widened lanes, a new bridge and other improvements aimed at increasing safety and ease of travel.

Preliminary work on the project is scheduled to start on Monday, March 8, according to PennDOT. It will be along a stretch of the road in Warrington and Horsham, between Rt. 611 (Easton Road) and Kulp Road.

Planned improvements on the roadway include widening the highway to create two 11-foot travel lanes and five-foot shoulders.

The bridge that carries County Line Road over the branch of Little Neshaminy Creek will be replaced and traffic signals, ADA curb ramps and guide rails will be updated, according to PennDOT. The highway will be resurfaced, drainage will be improved and other work will be done to make travel safer and easier, according to the department.

Lane closures in the area for tree clearing are scheduled from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Monday, March 8, through Friday, April 2, PennDOT said.

Once tree-clearing is done, drivers on County Line Road can expect occasional weekday lane closures starting April 5 and running through November for the second phase of preparations. During that time, PennDOT says, crews will be relocating utilities so the construction can be done.

Actual road construction is expected to start next year.

When that starts, westbound County Line Road will be closed between Kulp Road and Fairmount Avenue for about a year. Later, the road will close in both directions between Fairmount Avenue and Park Road for about eight months. During those closures, motorists will be detoured over Easton Road, Street Road and Lower State Road.

The $11 million project is financed 80 percent with federal funds and 20 percent with state funds. The entire project is expected to be finished in 2026.