King of Prussia, PA – Motorists will encounter lane closures next week on northbound U.S. 1 (Lincoln Highway) between the Route 132 (Street Road) and Pennsylvania Avenue interchanges in Bensalem and Morrisville townships, Bucks County, on Monday, November 13, through Friday, November 17, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, for large sign maintenance, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.
Drivers are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work area. The schedule is weather dependent.
Under this improvement project, PennDOT is replacing and repairing large sign structures throughout Bucks, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties.
Work on the entire project is expected to be completed in December.
J. Fletcher Creamer & Son, Inc., of Hackensack, New Jersey is the general contractor on the $644,888 project, which is financed with 100 percent state funds.
For more information on projects occurring or being bid this year, those made possible by or accelerated by Act 89, or those on the department’s Four and Twelve Year Plans, visit
www.projects.penndot.gov.
A list of weekly road restrictions and PennDOT maintenance operations in the five-county Philadelphia region is available by visiting the District 6 Traffic Bulletin at
www.penndot.gov/District6.
Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, 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 850 traffic cameras.
511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.
MEDIA CONTACT: Chelsea Lacey-Mabe, 610-205-6799