​On this edition of "The Mayor's Show" Bensalem Township Mayor, Joseph DiGirolamo discusses the Women's Animal Shelter with Director of Development and Communications, Karen Lash.

​View agenda for the Bensalem Township COUNCIL MEETING to be held on Monday, June 23, 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.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that construction is scheduled next week on U.S. 1 and 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 restrictions:
 

• Monday, June 16, and Tuesday, June 17, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, lane closures will be in place on southbound U.S. 1 between Rockhill Drive and Street Road (Route 132) for overhead sign construction.
• Monday, June 16, through Friday, June 20, from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM the following morning, lane closures with flagging be in place on Rockhill Drive between Neshaminy Boulevard and Old Lincoln Highway for paving.

 
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.
 
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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Notice is hereby given that the Planning Commission Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, June 18, 2025 has been moved to the Bensalem Senior Center, 1850 Byberry Road, Bensalem, PA 19020. The meeting will start at 7:00 PM.

View agenda for Bensalem Township Planning Commission Meeting to be held on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM at the Bensalem Senior Center, 1850 Byberry Road, Bensalem, PA 19020 HERE

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that milling and paving 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:
 

• Monday, June 9, through Friday, June 13, from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM the following morning, a lane closure with flagging will be in place on Rockhill Drive between Old Lincoln Highway and Neshaminy Boulevard in Bensalem Township.

 
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.

NOTICE

The Bensalem Township Council meeting scheduled for Monday, June 9, 2025 has been canceled.

Scheduled business will be heard at the next meeting to be held on Monday, June 23, 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

BENSALEM TOWNSHIP RIBBON CUTTING FOR NEW PUBLIC SAFETY ANNEX

Mayor Joseph DiGirolamo, Bensalem Township Council, and Bensalem Township Public Safety Officials are proud to announce the completion and official opening of a new public safety annex. This building will house equipment used by police, fire, and emergency medical services (EMS) personnel.

The equipment stored in this facility is vital to maintaining the mission of public safety and ensuring the security and longevity of these critical assets to the township.

MONDAY, JUNE 9, 2025
10:30 AM
3808 HULMEVILLE ROAD