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PennDOT to Close Brownsville Road Bridge Monday, March 31

PennDOT to Begin Construction to Replace Brownsville Road Bridge in Bucks County

 Brownsville Road to close Monday, March 31 through fall 2026

 King of Prussia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that construction will begin Monday, March 31, on a $12.1 million project to replace the Brownsville Road bridge over Neshaminy Creek in Lower Southampton and Middletown townships, Bucks County.

Under this project, PennDOT’s contractor will replace the existing 68-year-old concrete box beam bridge. The new structure, measuring 278 feet long and 41.375 feet wide, will be approximately 24 feet longer and 9.875 feet wider than the existing bridge.

In addition, the vertical alignment will be raised over Neshaminy Creek to provide an adequate waterway opening and to slightly improve the existing sight distance on both approaches to the bridge. In addition, the new structure’s design allows for one less pier than the existing structure to improve the flow under the bridge.

Other construction includes widening shoulders to improve the intersection sight distance, improving stormwater management, resurfacing the approach roadway, and installing partially grouted riprap for scour protection at the piers and abutments.

Beginning, Monday, March 31, through fall 2026, Brownsville Road will be closed 24/7 between Creek Road and Periwinkle Avenue.

During the closure motorists are directed to use Brownsville Road, Bristol Road, (Route 213) Bridgetown Pike/West Maple Avenue, and Old Lincoln Highway.

Local access will be maintained up to the construction zone. Drivers are advised to allow extra time when traveling near the work area because backups and delays will occur. All scheduled activities are weather dependent.

For more information, please visit the Brownsville Road Bridge Replacement over Neshaminy Creek project webpage.

Motorists can check conditions on major roadways including color-coded winter conditions, 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.

 

February 26, 2025 Board of Supervisors Meeting Video

Access to recordings of Board of Supervisors meetings are available on the Township’s YouTube Channel the day after a public meeting.

All meeting videos provided are for reference only.  Official actions of the Township Board of Supervisors are documented in approved meeting minutes and will be posted on the Township website the day following approval.

Click HERE to view the meeting.

February 26, 2025 Board of Supervisors Meeting Information

The Board of Supervisors are holding their next meeting on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM in the Township Administration Building, 1500 Desire Avenue.  The meeting will be televised live on the Township Cable Channel 22 for Comcast customers, 28 for Verizon customers.  The public is invited to attend the meeting.

Click HERE to view the agenda.  Click HERE to view the accounts payable reports.

PA Turnpike Launches Open Road Tolling

PA Turnpike Launches Open Road Tolling

This January, the PA Turnpike launched Open Road Tolling (ORT) east of Reading and along the Northeast Extension. The rest of the PA Turnpike will adopt the change in 2027.

Under the ORT system, tolls are charged electronically as customers drive at highway speeds beneath overhead structures called gantries without slowing down or stopping at toll booths. Equipment on the gantry and in the roadway classifies and identifies the vehicle and electronically processes tolls, allowing for free-flowing traffic, while also reducing accidents, improving the environment and enabling new access points. You will begin to see toll booth demolition this spring.

ORT Requires Your E-ZPass Transponder to Be Properly Mounted

Properly mounting your E-ZPass transponder is critical for its functionality and roadway safety. A properly mounted transponder is needed to ensure that your E-ZPass is accurately read and that you are charged the correct toll.

Transponders are 99.5% effective when installed properly. Here is how to mount a transponder:

  • Clean the area on the windshield before mounting.
  • Remove the transponder from its packaging.
  • Mount the transponder horizontally under the rear-view mirror, below shaded or black-dot areas, by pressing the suction cups against the windshield or removing the adhesive strip on the Velcro mounting strips and pressing to the windshield.

When you are mounting the transponder, there are three important things you should avoid:

  • DO NOT place the transponder vertically.
  • DO NOT mount it inside of black dots or the shaded area on your windshield.
  • DO NOT manually hold the transponder or leave it on your dashboard.

Call the PA Turnpike’s Customer Service Center if you have any questions or suspect your transponder may need replaced. Check out this video to learn more about properly mounting your transponder.

ORT Will Change the Way Your E-ZPass and Toll By Plate Invoices Look

E-ZPass statements or Toll By Plate invoices for travel in ORT areas may be longer and show individual charges for each gantry passed. This toll-point formatting will be familiar to those regularly traveling through the Clarks Summit, Keyser Avenue, Southern Beltway and Delaware River Bridge exits, where ORT is already live.

West of the Reading Interchange, a single trip charge will be displayed based on your entry and exit.

If your trip includes both ORT and traditional tolling points, your bill will list individual gantry charges for travel east of the Reading Interchange and display a single trip for your western travel either with an entry point of T291, if you are traveling west, or an exit point of T291 if traveling east.

When the entire system moves to Open Road Tolling in 2027, all charges will be assessed at gantries and single trip charges will cease.

To learn more about ORT, visit www.PATurnpike.com/ORT.

PA Turnpike to Launch Open Road Tolling on Eastern Portion of
System in January 2025

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