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(VIDEO) Bensalem Township Council Meeting - April 28, 2025

4/29/2025

 

Bensalem Township Council Meeting Agenda - April 28, 2025

4/25/2025

 
​View agenda for the Bensalem Township COUNCIL MEETING to be held on Monday, April 28, 2025 at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the Bensalem Township Municipal Building at 2400 Byberry Road, Bensalem, PA 19020 HERE.

Council meetings can be viewed live by the public on cable television channels 22 (Comcast Xfinity) in Bensalem and 34 (Verizon Fios) throughout Bucks County.  Meetings will then replay daily at 1:00 A.M., 10:00 A.M. and 7:00 P.M.
 
 Council meetings will also live stream via the Township’s YouTube Channel, www.youtube.com/bensalemtownship. Meetings will then be available on our YouTube Channel for immediate replay, and next day streaming via the Township website, www.bensalempa.gov.
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PASQUALONE & SPRINGDALE ROAD CLOSURE SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY (4.28.25)

4/25/2025

 
​Be advised that the Springdale Drive side of Pasqualone Boulevard (Barnsleigh Drive Entrance) will be closed on Monday, April 28, 2025 due to road work. 

Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding.
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Traffic Signal Replacement Scheduled at Night Next Week on Rockhill Drive in Bensalem Township

4/25/2025

 
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that traffic signal replacement is scheduled next week on Rockhill Drive in Bensalem Township under PennDOT’s $116 million project to reconstruct, widen, and improve a three-mile section of U.S. 1 in Bucks County.
 
Motorists are advised of the following travel restriction:
 
  • Monday, April 28, through Friday, May 2, from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM, intermittent lane closures with flaggers will be in place in both directions on Rockhill Drive between Overlook Boulevard and Neshaminy Boulevard.
 
Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work area because backups and delays will occur. All scheduled activities are weather dependent.
 
The work is part of PennDOT’s U.S. 1/RC2 contract 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.
 
For more information on this project and PennDOT’s U.S. 1 reconstruction program in Bucks County, visit www.us1bucks.com.
 
Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 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.
 
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.
 
Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District6.
 
Information about infrastructure in District 6, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D6Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.
 
Find PennDOT news on X, Facebook, and Instagram.
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Bensalem Township Zoning Hearing Board Agenda - May 1, 2025

4/16/2025

 
​View agenda for Bensalem Township ZONING HEARING BOARD Meeting to be held on Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the Bensalem Township Municipal Building at 2400 Byberry Road, Bensalem, PA 19020 HERE
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Weekend Intersection Reconstruction on Rockhill Drive in Bensalem Township Postponed

4/11/2025

 
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that the closure of Rockhill Drive and two U.S. 1 ramps in Bensalem Township, Bucks County, scheduled for April 11-14 has been postponed due to weather.
 
Motorists are advised of the following revised travel restrictions:
 
  • From 8:00 PM Friday, April 25, to 5:00 AM Monday, April 28, Rockhill Drive will be closed at Horizon Boulevard. The ramps from northbound U.S. 1 to Rockhill Drive and westbound Rockhill Drive to southbound U.S. 1 will also close at this time.
  • Motorists on northbound U.S. 1 heading for the east side of Rockhill Drive will be detoured north on U.S. 1, exit at Penndel/Business U.S. 1, turn left onto southbound Old Lincoln Highway, turn left onto Bristol Road, and turn right onto Neshaminy Boulevard to access Rockhill Drive.
  • Motorists on northbound U.S. 1 heading for the west side of Rockhill Drive will be detoured north on U.S. 1, exit at Penndel/Business U.S. 1, and turn left onto southbound Old Lincoln Highway to access Rockhill Drive.
  • Motorists on westbound Rockhill Drive heading for southbound U.S. 1 will be detoured north on U.S. 1, exit at Penndel/Business U.S. 1, and turn left onto southbound Old Lincoln Highway to access the ramp to southbound U.S. 1.
 
Local access will be maintained. Drivers are advised to allow extra time when traveling near the work areas because backups and delays will occur. All scheduled activities are weather dependent.
 
The work is part of PennDOT’s $116 million U.S. 1/RC2 contract 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.
 
For more on PennDOT’s U.S. 1 reconstruction program in Bucks County, visit www.us1bucks.com.
 
Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 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.
 
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.
 
Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District6.
 
Information about infrastructure in District 6, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D6Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.
 
Find PennDOT news on X, Facebook, and Instagram.
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April 16, 2025 Planning Commission Meeting Canceled

4/10/2025

 
NOTICE TO PUBLIC

Notice is hereby given that the Planning Commission Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, April 16, 2025 has been canceled due to lack of agenda items.


The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 7:00 P.M.

Edward DeVenney, Chairman
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Community Park Basketball Courts Closed April 26th-June 7th

4/9/2025

 
ATTENTION ALL BENSALEM TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY PARK VISITORS:
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Please be advised that beginning Saturday April 26th thru June 7, 2025 Bensalem  Community Park Basketball Courts  will be closed to the public for special township programming  from 10:30 to 2:30pm.

Courts will re-open for public use at 2:30. 

​Thank you for your cooperation and understanding regarding this matter.
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April 14, 2025 Council Meeting Canceled

4/8/2025

 
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NOTICE

The Bensalem Township Council meeting scheduled for Monday, April 14, 2025 has been canceled.

Scheduled business will be heard at the next meeting to be held on Monday, April 28, 2025 at 7:00 P.M. in the Council chambers of the Bensalem Township Municipal Building at 2400 Byberry Road, Bensalem, PA 19020.

Joseph Knowles, Council President

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