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Daytime and nighttime lane restrictions will be in place on U.S. 1 and Street Road (Route 132) next week for bridge and roadway construction, and the southbound U.S. 1 ramp to eastbound Street Road (Route 132) will be closed overnight for utility work, all part of the project to widen and improve U.S.1 and reconstruct the interchange at Street Road (Route 132) in Bensalem, Bucks County, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.  
The work schedule is:

• Sunday, August 30, through Thursday, September 3, from 6:00 AM to 3:00 PM, and Sunday, August 30, through Wednesday, September 2, from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM the following morning, single lane closures will be in place on northbound or southbound U.S. 1 between Rockhill Drive and Old Lincoln Highway;

 

• Sunday, August 30, through Thursday, September 3 from 6:00 AM to 3:00 PM, and Sunday, August 30, through Wednesday, September 2, from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM the following morning, single lane closures will be in place on eastbound (daytime) or westbound (daytime or nighttime) Street Road (Route 132) between Old Lincoln Highway and Kingston Way; and

 

• Monday, August 31, through Wednesday, September 2, from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM the following morning, the ramp from southbound U.S. 1 to eastbound Street Road (Route 132) will be closed and detoured for installation of a fiber-optic duct. Motorists normally using this ramp will be detoured south on U.S.1, then right on Old Lincoln Highway back to Street Road (Route 132).

 
Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work areas because backups and slowdowns will occur. All scheduled activities are weather permitting.
Work on this project will be in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and state Department of Health guidance as well as a project-specific COVID-19 safety plan, which will include protocols for social distancing, use of face coverings, personal and job-site cleaning protocols, management of entries to the jobsite, special signage and relevant training.
Crews currently are reconstructing the middle section along 1.3 miles of U.S. 1, and the westbound side of Street Road (Route 132) under the second major stage of the project. Ongoing activities also include construction of the center sections of U.S. 1 bridges over Street Road (Route 132), the Pennsylvania Turnpike, and the Turnpike ramps at the Bensalem Interchange.
Allan A. Myers, Inc. of Worcester, Montgomery County is the general contractor on the $95.1 million project which is financed with 80 percent federal and 20 percent state funds. The project is expected to complete by late 2022.  
This contract (RC1) is the first of three construction contracts to rebuild and widen U.S. 1; replace aging bridges; and install safety enhancements along a four-mile section of the expressway from just north of Philadelphia to just north of Route 413 (Pine Street) in Middletown Township and Langhorne Borough.  For more information, visit www.us1bucks.com.
For a complete list of construction projects impacting state-owned highways in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties, visit our District 6 Traffic Bulletin.
 
Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles by visiting www.511PA.comor downloading the 511PA application for iPhone and Android devices. 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.
 
Follow PennDOT on Twitter at www.twitter.com/511PAPhilly and like the department on Facebook at www.facebook.com/groups/phillypenndot and Instagram at www.instagram.com/pennsylvaniadot.

Daytime and nighttime lane restrictions will be in place on U.S. 1 and Street Road (Route 132) next week for bridge and roadway construction, and the southbound U.S. 1 ramp to eastbound Street Road (Route 132) will be closed overnight for utility work, all part of the project to widen and improve U.S.1 and reconstruct the interchange at Street Road (Route 132) in Bensalem, Bucks County, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.  
 
The work schedule is:
 

• Sunday, August 23, through Saturday, August 29, from 6:00 AM to 3:00 PM, and Sunday, August 23, through Friday, August 28, from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM the following morning, single lane closures will be in place on northbound or southbound U.S. 1 between Rockhill Drive and Old Lincoln Highway;
• Sunday, August 23, through Saturday, August 29, from 6:00 AM to 3:00 PM, and Sunday, August 23, through Friday, August 28, from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM the following morning, single lane closures will be in place on eastbound or westbound Street Road (Route 132) between Old Lincoln Highway and Kingston Way; and
• Monday, August 24, through Friday, August 28, from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM the following morning, the ramp from southbound U.S. 1 to eastbound Street Road (Route 132) will be closed and detoured for installation of a fiber-optic duct. Motorists normally using this ramp will be detoured south on U.S.1, then right on Old Lincoln Highway back to Street Road (Route 132).

 
In addition, the slip ramp from Horizon Boulevard to the Turnpike’s Bensalem Interchange remains closed for construction. Motorists are being detoured to Rockhill Drive, then south on U.S. 1 to the Turnpike ramp.
 
Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work areas because backups and slowdowns will occur. All scheduled activities are weather permitting.
 
Work on this project will be in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and state Department of Health guidance as well as a project-specific COVID-19 safety plan, which will include protocols for social distancing, use of face coverings, personal and job-site cleaning protocols, management of entries to the jobsite, special signage and relevant training.
 
Crews currently are reconstructing the middle section along 1.3 miles of U.S. 1, and the westbound side of Street Road (Route 132) under the second major stage of the project. Ongoing activities also include construction of the center sections of U.S. 1 bridges over Street Road (Route 132), the Pennsylvania Turnpike, and the Turnpike ramps at the Bensalem Interchange.
 
Allan A. Myers, Inc. of Worcester, Montgomery County is the general contractor on the $95.1 million project which is financed with 80 percent federal and 20 percent state funds. The project is expected to complete by late 2022. 
 
This contract (RC1) is the first of three construction contracts to rebuild and widen U.S. 1; replace aging bridges; and install safety enhancements along a four-mile section of the expressway from just north of Philadelphia to just north of Route 413 (Pine Street) in Middletown Township and Langhorne Borough.  For more information, visit www.us1bucks.com.
 
Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties at www.penndot.gov/District6.  
 
Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles by visiting www.511PA.comor downloading the 511PA application for iPhone and Android devices. 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.
 
Follow PennDOT on Twitter at www.twitter.com/511PAPhilly and like the department on Facebook at www.facebook.com/groups/phillypenndot and Instagram at www.instagram.com/pennsylvaniadot.
 

​For reasons unknown to Bensalem Township, our FACEBOOK account was still not allowing us to post to our page, even after we took all the required steps to authenticate and verify us. After months of back and forth email communication, as it’s simply impossible to speak to a human being in any administrative capacity, we’ve taken action and created a new FACEBOOK account. During our investigation of this problem, we learned of some surrounding municipalities experiencing the same problem. We did not want this FACEBOOK shutdown to go on any longer, therefore this new account. Please like and share and we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our users.

View agenda for the Bensalem Township COUNCIL MEETING to be held virtually via Zoom Monday, August 24, 2020 at 7:00 PM HERE.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Bensalem Township Council will hold its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, August 24, 2020 as a virtual public meeting utilizing the Zoom platform.

The meeting can be viewed live by the public on cable television channels 22 (Comcast) and 34 (Verizon).

Public comment or questions on both agenda and non-agenda items can be mailed to the Bensalem Township Clerk of Council, 2400 Byberry Road, Bensalem, PA, 19020, or they can be emailed to [email protected] beginning at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, August 24, 2020 and throughout the duration of the public meeting.  Any member of the public who wishes to comment may do so in accordance with the procedures/instructions outlined HERE. ​

​Daytime and nighttime lane restrictions will be in place on U.S. 1 and Street Road (Route 132) next week, and the northbound U.S. 1 ramps to and from the Pennsylvania Turnpike will be closed at night Saturday and next week, for bridge, roadway, and utility construction on the project to widen and improve U.S.1 and reconstruct the interchange at Street Road (Route 132) in Bensalem, Bucks County, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.  
 
The work schedule is:
 

• Saturday, August 15, and Monday and Tuesday, August 17-18, from 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM the following morning, the northbound U.S. 1 ramps to and from the PennsylvaniaTurnpike Toll Plaza at the Bensalem Interchange will be closed and detoured for overhead bridge beam placement and deck construction;
• Sunday, August 16, through Saturday, August 22, from 6:00 AM to 3:00 PM, and Sunday, August 16, through Friday, August 21, from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM the following morning, single lane closures will be in place on northbound or southbound U.S. 1 between Rockhill Drive and Old Lincoln Highway; and
• Sunday, August 16, through Saturday, August 22, from 6:00 AM to 3:00 PM, and Sunday, August 16, through Friday, August 21, from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM the following morning, single lane closures will be in place on eastbound or westbound Street Road (Route 132) between Old Lincoln Highway and Kingston Way.

 
During the closure of the northbound U.S. 1 ramp to the PA Turnpike, northbound U.S. 1 motorists will be detoured to the Neshaminy Exit, turn left on Rockhill Drive, turn right on the ramp to southbound U.S. 1, then right on the ramp to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Toll Plaza.
 
Turnpike motorists exiting at Bensalem and heading for northbound U.S. 1 will be detoured to the ramp to southbound U.S. 1, turn right onto the ramp to eastbound Street Road (Route 132), then right on the ramp to northbound U.S. 1.
 
In addition, the slip ramp from Horizon Boulevard to the Pennsylvania Turnpike’s Bensalem Interchange remains closed for construction. Motorists are being detoured to Rockhill Drive, then south on U.S. 1 to the Pennsylvania Turnpike ramp.
 
Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work areas because backups and slowdowns will occur. All scheduled activities are weather permitting.
 
Work on this project will be in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and state Department of Health guidance as well as a project-specific COVID-19 safety plan, which will include protocols for social distancing, use of face coverings, personal and job-site cleaning protocols, management of entries to the jobsite, special signage and relevant training.
 
Crews currently are reconstructing the middle section along 1.3 miles of U.S. 1, and the westbound side of Street Road (Route 132) under the second major stage of the project. Ongoing activities also include construction of the center sections of U.S. 1 bridges over Street Road (Route 132), the Pennsylvania Turnpike, and the Turnpike ramps at the Bensalem Interchange.
 
Allan A. Myers, Inc. of Worcester, Montgomery County is the general contractor on the $95.1 million project which is financed with 80 percent federal and 20 percent state funds. The project is expected to complete by late 2022.  
 
This contract (RC1) is the first of three construction contracts to rebuild and widen U.S. 1; replace aging bridges; and install safety enhancements along a four-mile section of the expressway from just north of Philadelphia to just north of Route 413 (Pine Street) in Middletown Township and Langhorne Borough. For more information, visit www.us1bucks.com.  
 
Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties at www.penndot.gov/District6.  
 
Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles by visiting www.511PA.comor downloading the 511PA application for iPhone and Android devices. 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.
 
Follow PennDOT on Twitter at www.twitter.com/511PAPhilly and like the department on Facebook at www.facebook.com/groups/phillypenndot and Instagram at www.instagram.com/pennsylvaniadot.

NOTICE TO PUBLIC

Notice is hereby given that the Planning Commission Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, August 19, 2020 has been cancelled due to lack of agenda items.

The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at 7:00 P.M.

Edward DeVenney
Chairman