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(VIDEO) Bensalem Township Council Meeting - May 27, 2025

5/27/2025

 

(VIDEO) Fraud Alert System from Recorder of Deeds

5/27/2025

 
​Mayor Joseph DiGirolamo and Bucks County Recorder of Deeds Dan McPhillips discuss the new free fraud alert system in which those enrolled receive email and text alerts should any document be recorded against their name or parcel number, on this edition of "The Mayor's Show".

Line Striping Planned Next Week on Rockhill Drive in Bensalem Township

5/23/2025

 
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that line striping operations are scheduled next week on Rockhill Drive in Bensalem Township under a $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:
 
  • Wednesday, May 28, and Thursday, May 29, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, lane closures will be in place on Rockhill Drive in both directions 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.
 
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.

Bensalem Township Council Meeting Agenda - May 27, 2025

5/21/2025

 
​View agenda for the Bensalem Township COUNCIL MEETING to be held on Tuesday, May 27, 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 meeting will live stream via the Township’s YouTube Channel, www.youtube.com/bensalemtownship. The Meeting will then be available on our YouTube Channel for immediate replay, and next day streaming via the Township website, www.bensalempa.gov.

The Meeting will then replay daily at 1:00 A.M., 10:00 A.M. and 7:00 P.M. 
on cable television channels 22 (Comcast Xfinity) in Bensalem and 34 (Verizon Fios) throughout Bucks County.
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2025 Bensalem Township Police Memorial

5/20/2025

 

Bensalem Police - Bus Patrol & Automated Red Light Programs

5/14/2025

 
​Bensalem Township Mayor Joseph DiGirolamo discusses the Automated Red Light Program as wells as Bus Patrol - School Bus Red Light Violations with Director of Public Safety Bill McVey and Sergeant Glenn Vandegrift on this edition of the Mayor's Show.

Traffic Shift Planned Monday Night on U.S. 1 in Bensalem, Middletown Townships

5/9/2025

 
Traffic Shift Planned Monday Night on U.S. 1 in Bensalem, Middletown Townships
 
Line striping scheduled on Rockhill Drive next Thursday night
 
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that a traffic shift is planned on Monday night, May 12, on U.S. 1 under a $116 million project to reconstruct, widen, and improve a three-mile section of U.S. 1 in Bensalem and Middletown townships Bucks County.
 
Motorists are advised of the following travel restrictions:
 
  • Monday, May 12, from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM the following morning, lane closures will be in place on U.S. 1 in both directions between Rockhill Drive and Fairhill Avenue.
  • Thursday, May 15, from 7:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning, lane closures will be in place on Rockhill Drive in both directions between Overlook Boulevard and Neshaminy Boulevard.
 
The traffic shift will move northbound and southbound U.S. 1 traffic to the northbound side through the work area to allow crews to reconstruct the roadway at the crossovers that have been used during construction. The new pattern is expected to remain in place until approximately mid-June.
 
Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work areas because backups and delays will occur. All scheduled activities are weather dependent.
 
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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May 12, 2025 Council Meeting Canceled

5/7/2025

 
NOTICE

The Bensalem Township Council meeting scheduled for Monday, May 12, 2025 has been canceled.

Scheduled business will be heard at the next meeting to be held on Tuesday May 27, 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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