LOWER BUCKS COUNTY, PA \u2014 The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said that paving and line striping operations are planned on Route 1 under a $116 million project to reconstruct, widen, and improve a three-mile section of U.S. 1 in 1 Bensalem and Middletown townships.<\/p>\n
Drivers are advised of the following travel restrictions:<\/p>\n
Sunday, Aug. 10, through Friday, Aug. 15, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. the following morning, lane closures will be in place on U.S. 1 in both directions between Fairhill Avenue and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Interchange<\/a> for line striping. Monday, Aug. 11, through Friday, Aug. 15, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., lane closures with flagging will be in place on Rockhill Drive in both directions between Old Lincoln Highway and Neshaminy Boulevard<\/a> for line striping. From 8 p.m., Friday, Aug. 15, to 6 a.m., Monday, Aug. 18, a lane closure will be in place on southbound U.S. 1 between Route 213 (Maple Avenue) and Old Lincoln Highway<\/a> for bridge deck repair and paving. <\/p>\n Drivers are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work areas because backups and delays will occur. <\/p>\n All scheduled activities are weather-dependent.<\/p>\n The work is part of PennDOT\u2019s U.S. 1\/RC2 contract<\/a> that will reconstruct and widen U.S. 1 from south of the Rockhill Drive Interchange to north of the Penndel\/Business U.S. 1 Interchange.<\/p>\n For more information on this project and PennDOT\u2019s U.S. 1 reconstruction program in Bucks County, visit www.us1bucks.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Drivers can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com<\/a>. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional X alerts<\/a>.<\/p>\n For a complete list of construction projects impacting state-owned highways in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties, visit the District 6 Traffic Bulletin<\/a>.<\/p>\n