Road Work Updates
PA Turnpike Ready To Flip The Switch To Open Road Tolling
The Pennsylvania Turnpike (PA Turnpike) brings the future of toll collection worldwide to the Commonwealth with its conversion to Open Road Tolling (ORT) as the switch to ORT east of Reading and on the Northeast Extension will become active on Sunday, January 5 at 12:01 a.m., along with a new statewide toll s...
U.S. 1 Improvements Project Winter 2024/2025 Construction Update
PennDOT District 6 says construction of the new northbound U.S. 1 bridge over the Neshaminy Creek has been substantially completed as part of the long-term U.S. 1 Improvements Project. The new bridge is partially open to traffic while work continues into spring to finish the connecting sections of roadway on ...
Two-Week Shutdown Of New Hope-Lambertville Bridge Expected To Begin January 13
The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission has announced a January 13, 2025 starting date for a full two-week-long shutdown of the New Hope-Lambertville Toll-Supported Bridge. The full bridge closure is expected to prevent all motor vehicles and pedestrians from crossing the aging structure until on o...
Travel Safely This Thanksgiving Holiday!
Our Community Traffic Safety Program is taking the time to remind everyone in Bucks County to travel safely this Thanksgiving holiday by always wearing your seatbelt and never driving impaired or distracted! Whether you’re driving out of town or just across town to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday, rem...
PennDOT & Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Develop “New Driver Work Zone Safety Program”
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) have joined forces to develop a "New Driver Work Zone Safety Program" to teach new drivers how to navigate in work zones with confidence and safety. The free, 35-minute virtual training program equips partici...
U.S. 1 Improvements Project Fall 2024 Construction Update
PennDOT District 6 says 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 as PennDOT’s $111 million project to widen and improve U.S.1 in Bucks County progresses toward completio...
Unforeseen Structural Issue Found At New Hope-Lambertville Bridge
The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC) has announced current vehicular and pedestrian travel restrictions at the 120-year-old New Hope-Lambertville Toll-Supported Bridge must be extended several more months due to an unforeseen structural condition in one of the bridge’s six spans. The ...
Neshaminy Interchange Reconstruction To Close Westbound Rockhill Drive To U.S. 1 North For Three Months In Bensalem Township
PennDOT District 6 says that reconstruction of the Neshaminy/Rockhill Drive Interchange will close the turn lane to the ramp from westbound Rockhill Drive to northbound U.S. 1 for approximately three months beginning Monday, September 9, under a $116 million project to reconstruct, widen, and improve a three-...
PennDOT Announces Early Completion Of Roundabout Safety Improvement Project In Doylestown Township
PennDOT District 6 has announced that construction has been substantially completed approximately 19 months ahead of schedule on a $3.9 million safety improvement project to build two roundabouts at the intersection of Easton Road and New Britain Road/Sauerman Road in Doylestown Township, Bucks County. Thi...
U.S. 1 Improvements Project Summer 2024 Construction Update
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 adjacen...
