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  • PennDOT to Host Virtual Public Meeting Oct. 22 for U.S. 1 Improvement Project in Middletown Township, Langhorne Manor, Langhorne Boroughs

    The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) invites the public to attend a live virtual meeting on Wednesday, October 22, for the upcoming U.S. 1 Section RC3 project to improve safety and congestion along a 2.7-mile section of U.S. 1 in Middletown Township and Langhorne Manor and Langhorne boroughs, Bucks County. The limits of the U.S. 1 Section RC3 project extend from…

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  • U.S. 1 Bucks Construction Update: Fall 2025

    Section RC2 Construction Substantially Completed The Section RC2 project was substantially completed in September after nearly four and a half years of construction, one year ahead of the original contract completion date. PennDOT’s $116 million project, the second of three U.S. 1 projects in Bucks County, added a third travel lane in each direction on U.S. 1,…

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  • Construction Update: Summer 2025

    Section RC2 Improvements to Wrap Up This Summer Work to complete the connecting sections of roadway between three new U.S. 1 bridges will wrap up this summer, substantially completing PennDOT’s Section RC2 project to widen and improve U.S. 1 in Bucks County in Bensalem and Middletown townships. The new northbound and southbound bridges are in…

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  • PennDOT to Host Virtual Public Meeting for U.S. 1 Improvement Project in Middletown Township, Langhorne Manor, Langhorne Boroughs

    The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) invites the public to attend a live virtual meeting on Wednesday, April 23, for the upcoming U.S. 1 Section RC3 project to improve safety and congestion along a 2.7-mile section of U.S. 1 in Middletown Township and Langhorne Manor and Langhorne boroughs, Bucks County. Section RC3 extends from just north of the bridges carrying U.S.…

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  • Construction Update: Spring 2025

    Roadway Work Ahead in Final Stage of RC2 Improvements Work is underway this spring to complete the connecting sections of roadway between the new U.S. 1 bridges constructed under PennDOT’s Section RC2 project to widen and improve U.S. 1 in Bucks County in Bensalem and Middletown townships. With new northbound and southbound bridges in place…

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  • Construction Update: Winter 2024-25

    Bridge Construction Finishes, Roadway Work Ahead Construction of the new northbound U.S. 1 bridge over the Neshaminy Creek (see below) has been substantially completed and the new bridge is partially open to traffic while work continues into next spring to finish the connecting sections of roadway on both sides of the new structure in Bensalem…

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  • Construction Update: Fall 2024

    Two New U.S. 1 Bridges Finish this Fall As new bridge construction wraps up at two locations on U.S. 1 in Bensalem and Middletown townships, deck placement begins on the new northbound structure over the Neshaminy Creek (see below) as PennDOT’s $111 million project to widen and improve U.S.1 in Bucks County progresses toward completion…

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  • Construction Update: Summer 2024

    Two New U.S.1 Bridges Nearing Completion Summer 2024 – Construction continues this summer on new bridges at three locations along U.S. 1 in Bensalem and Middletown townships under PennDOT’s $111 million project to widen and improve U.S. 1 in  Bucks County. Deck construction on the U.S. 1 southbound structure over the Penndel/Business 1 Interchange and…

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  • Construction Update: Spring 2024

    Three U.S.1 Bridges Headed for Completion Bridge construction is headed for completion this summer at three locations along U.S. 1 in Bensalem and Middletown townships under PennDOT’s $111 million project to widen and improve  U.S. 1 in  Bucks County. Deck construction on the U.S. 1 southbound structure over the Penndel/Business U.S. 1 Interchange and adjacent…

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  • Construction Update: Winter 2024

    Work Continues on Three Bridges This Winter Construction continues this winter on three new replacement bridges that are part of the roadway improvements under the $111 million project to widen and improve U.S. 1 in Bensalem and Middletown townships, Bucks County. New structures over the Neshaminy Creek, the Penndel/Business U.S. 1 Interchange and adjacent rail…

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  • Construction Update: Fall 2023

    Bridge Construction Continues at Three Locations Along U.S. 1 Construction progresses this fall on three new bridges being replaced under the $111 million project to widen and improve U.S. 1 in Bensalem and Middletown townships, Bucks County. New structures over the Neshaminy Creek, the Penndel/Business U.S. 1 Interchange and adjacent rail lines, and Rockhill Drive…

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  • Construction Update: Summer 2023

    Bridge Construction This Summer at Three Locations Along U.S. 1 As four lanes of U.S. 1 traffic weave through the work zone from the Turnpike Interchange to north of the Penndel Exit (see below), PennDOT’s contractor continues making progress on three new bridges and other improvements being completed under the $111 million project to widen…

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  • Construction Update: Spring 2023

    Work this spring will focus on the construction of three new bridges on U.S. 1 along with the continued widening of the highway to construct an additional travel lane in each direction. With all lanes of traffic now on the rebuilt northbound portion of the U.S. 1 bridge over the Penndel/Business 1 Interchange and adjacent…

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  • Construction Update: Winter 2022-23

    Construction This Winter on Two New U.S. 1 Bridges North of the Turnpike; U.S. 1 Improvements Completed South of the Turnpike With U.S. 1 improvements between Old Lincoln Highway and the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Bucks County (Section RC1) completed in December 2022 (see below), construction this winter will focus on the construction of two new bridges…

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  • Construction Update: Fall 2022

    Section RC1 Substantially Completed. Three New Bridges Under Construction North of the PA Turnpike The project to improve U.S. 1 in Bucks County reaches significant milestones this fall with the substantial completion of Section RC1 and completion of two new bridges north of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Section RC1, the first of three construction projects for…

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  • Construction Update: Summer 2022

    Section RC1, the first of three construction projects for PennDOT’s $95 million U.S. 1 Bucks Improvement Project, will be completed this summer after nearly four years of construction to widen and improve the roadway between the Turnpike Interchange and Old Lincoln Highway. Section RC2 remains focused on the construction of new U.S. 1 bridges over…

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  • Construction Update: Spring 2022

    Three Bridges Completed, Two Under Construction on U.S. 1 Construction crews made significant progress on new bridges over the past winter, finishing the southbound bridge over the Turnpike ramps, completing much of the abutment and pier construction for the new southbound U.S. 1 bridge over the Neshaminy Creek, and beginning abutment and pier construction for…

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  • Construction Update: Winter 2021-22

    U.S. 1 Bridge Construction Continues, Southbound U.S. 1 Paving Continues South of the Turnpike Abutment and pier construction continue for the new U.S. 1 bridge over the Neshaminy Creek while abutment construction has started for the new U.S. 1 bridge over rail lines and the Penndel/U.S. 1 Business exit under one-of-two PennDOT projects currently underway…

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  • Wolf Administration Highlights Productive 2021 Design, Construction Season Across Southeast Pennsylvania

    More than 190 construction projects underway worth more than $2.2 billion King of Prussia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Engineering District 6 is wrapping up an aggressive 2021 design and construction season that included 62 new contracts worth more than $540 million aimed at repairing and improving state highways and bridges across…

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  • Construction Update: Fall 2021

    New U.S. 1 Neshaminy Creek Bridge Construction, Southbound U.S. 1 Paving South of the Turnpike Excavation and bridge construction mark the progress of work to widen and improve U.S. 1 north of the Pennsylvania Turnpike as paving on the southbound side of U.S. 1 from Old Lincoln Highway to the Turnpike underway this fall. The…

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  • Construction Update: Summer 2021

    U.S. 1 Under Construction for Three Miles in Bucks County Construction continues this summer in Lower Bucks County on two adjacent contracts to improve U.S. 1 by reconstructing and widening the pavement, building several bridges, and improving several interchanges along a continuous three-mile section of highway in Bensalem and Middletown townships. The contracts, RC1 and…

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  • Construction Update: Spring 2021

    U.S. 1 Construction Expands North as Phase Two Begins PennDOT’s three-phase project to improve U.S. 1 in Bucks County expanded this spring to include widening a 1.5-mile section north of the Turnpike that includes upgrading the Neshaminy and Penndel interchanges and constructing new bridges over Rockhill Drive, the Neshaminy Creek, and the SEPTA and CSX…

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  • Construction Update: Winter 2020-21

    Southbound Roadway, Bridge Construction on U.S. 1 Underway Winter 2020-21 – Center area construction on U.S. 1 was completed in late fall and reconstruction of the southbound side got underway in December on the project to widen and improve U.S. 1 and reconstruct the interchange at Street Road (Route 132) in Bensalem Township, Bucks County.…

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  • Construction Update: Fall 2020

    Center Roadway, Bridge Construction on U.S. 1 Finishes this Fall Fall 2020 – Center area construction on U.S.1 and on Street Road (Route 132) will wrap up this fall and reconstruction of the southbound side will get underway in December on the project to widen and improve U.S.1 and reconstruct the interchange at Street Road (Route 132).…

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  • Construction Update: Summer 2020

    Center Area Roadway, Bridge Construction on U.S.1, Street Road Summer 2020 – Center area construction is underway this summer on U.S. 1 and on Street Road (Route 132) as the project to widen and improve U.S. 1 and reconstruct the interchange at Street Road (Route 132) moves toward completion of the current stage and a shift to southbound reconstruction…

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  • Construction Update: Spring 2020

    Center Area Roadway, Bridge Construction Resume on U.S. 1 Spring 2020 – Construction resumed in late April on the project to widen and improve U.S.1 and reconstruct the interchange at Street Road (Route 132) following a month-long suspension of activities due to the COVID-19 crisis. Work on this project is being done in accordance with Centers for…

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  • Construction Update: Winter 2019/2020

    U.S. 1 Northbound Reconstruction Finishes, Work Shifts to Middle Notice: PennDOT has suspended construction on all of its projects due to the COVID19 virus outbreak. Construction schedules will be updated following the resumption of work. Winter 2019/2020 – The rebuilt and widened northbound side of U.S. 1 in Bensalem Township began carrying traffic following completion…

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  • Construction Update: Fall 2019

    U.S. 1 Northbound Reconstruction Heading for Completion by Early 2020 Fall 2019 — Construction to rebuild and widen the northbound side of U.S. 1 in Bensalem Township is heading for completion late this year or early 2020 as work crews this fall complete paving on the widened northbound side of U.S. 1 and finish construction…

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  • Construction Update: Summer 2019

    U.S. 1 Reconstruction Focused on Bridges, Street Road and Turnpike Ramps Construction to rebuild and widen the northbound side of U.S. 1 in Bensalem Township continues this summer with the focus on replacing the northbound side of bridges over Street Road (Route 132), the Pennsylvania Turnpike and the Turnpike ramps, and reconstructing the south side…

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  • Construction Update: Spring 2019

    Northbound U.S.1 Reconstruction, Widening Underway on U.S.1, Street Road Ramps Spring 2019 – With a new traffic pattern in place on U.S. 1 that shifts vehicles to the west, construction is underway this spring to reconstruct and widen the northbound side of the highway between Old Lincoln Highway and the Neshaminy exit. Access to and from…

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  • Construction Update: Winter 2018/2019

    Major Construction Starts on U.S. 1, Street Road Ramps Crews completed shoulder paving, median removal and other preparations for a traffic shift in early February that signals the start of three years of construction to replace three bridges, and widen and improve a mile-long section of U.S. 1 and the ramps to and from Route…

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  • Construction Update: Fall 2018

    Early Stage Construction Underway Fall 2018 – Early-stage construction is underway this fall on PennDOT’s $94 million U.S. 1 Improvement Project in Bensalem Township, Bucks County. Crews will work this fall and into the winter to reconstruct and widen the existing shoulders and median along U.S. 1 (Lincoln Highway) between Old Lincoln Highway and the…

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