PA Turnpike News
U.S. 1 Improvements Project Fall 2023 Construction Update
PennDOT District 6 says construction progresses this Fall on three new bridges being replaced under the $111 million project to widen and improve U.S. 1 in Bensalem and Middletown townships, Bucks County. New structures over the Neshaminy Creek, the Penndel/Business U.S. 1 Interchange and adjacent rail lin...
U.S. 1 Improvements Project Summer 2023 Construction Update
As four lanes of U.S. 1 traffic weave through the work zone from the Pennsylvania Turnpike Interchange to north of the Penndel Exit, PennDOT’s contractor continues making progress on three new bridges and other improvements being completed under the $111 million project to widen and improve U.S. 1 in Bensal...
U.S. 1 Improvements Project Spring 2023 Construction Update
PennDOT District 6 has provided an update for Spring 2023 on the long-term U.S. 1 Improvements Project as work the next several months will focus on the construction of three new bridges over U.S. 1 along with the continued widening of the highway to construct an additional travel lane in each direction. W...
U.S. 1 Improvements Project Winter 2023 Construction Update
PennDOT District 6 says with U.S. 1 improvements between Old Lincoln Highway and the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Bucks County (Section RC1) completed in December 2022, construction this winter will focus on the construction of two new bridges north of the PA Turnpike (Section RC2) as the U.S. 1 Improvements Proj...
PA Turnpike To Close Kumry Road For Construction In Milford Township
PennDOT District 6 says the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is planning to close Kumry Road between Rosenberger Road and Walnut Lane in Milford Township, Bucks County, beginning at 9:00 AM Monday, August 8, for overhead bridge construction. The closure will be in place periodically on Mondays through Frid...
Winter Update On Progress For The Long-Term U.S. 1 Improvements Project
PennDOT District 6 has provided a Winter 2022 update for the long-term U.S. 1 Improvements Project in lower Bucks County. Abutment and pier construction continue for the new U.S. 1 bridge over the Neshaminy Creek while abutment construction has started for the new U.S. 1 bridge over rail lines and the Penn...
Fall Construction Update For The U.S. 1 Improvements Project
PennDOT District 6 has provided a Fall construction update for the long-term U.S. 1 Improvements Project. Excavation and bridge construction mark the progress of work to widen and improve U.S. 1 north of the Pennsylvania Turnpike as paving on the southbound side of U.S. 1 from Old Lincoln Highway to the Pe...
PA Turnpike Approves All-Electronic Toll Rates For 2022
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) has approved a 5% toll increase for 2022 for both E-ZPass and TOLL BY PLATE customers. The increase is slated to start at 12:01 a.m. on January 2, 2022 and will be effective across the entire system except on the Southern Beltway (PA Turnpike 576) west of Pittsburgh....
Periodic Lane Closures Planned Through Summer For U.S. 1 Improvements Project
PennDOT District 6 says periodic northbound and southbound lane closures will be in place this summer on U.S. 1 in Bucks County on Mondays through Fridays from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM the following morning for construction on two reconstruction projects between the Neshaminy Interchange in Bensalem Township and Ro...
U.S. 1 Improvements Project Spring Update: Construction Expands North As Phase Two Begins
PennDOT’s three-phase project (U.S. 1 Improvements Project) to improve U.S. 1 in Bucks County expanded this spring to include widening a 1.5-mile section north of the PA Turnpike that includes upgrading the Neshaminy and Penndel interchanges and constructing new bridges over Rockhill Drive, the Neshaminy Cr...
