Section RC1

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SECTION RC1 – COMPLETED

Construction Start: Fall 2018

Construction Completion: December 2022

Cost: $95M

General Contractor: Allan Myers


ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS

U.S. 1, RC1 Improvements extend from Old Lincoln Highway to a Point north of the PA Turnpike Interchange. Section RC1 will include improvements to:

SR 0132 (Street Road)

  • Addition of two signalized intersections at the interchange ramps
  • New signals to be incorporated into existing interconnected adaptive signal system along Street Road
  • Relocation of driveway from the Red Roof Inn at the west signalized intersection
  • Relocation of Township Road (T-329) at the east signalized intersection to provide access to businesses that previously had access to U.S. 1
  • Addition of left turn lanes in both directions at the signalized I-276 Slip Ramp intersection

U.S. 1 (Lincoln Highway)

  • From the SR 2037 (Old Lincoln Highway) intersection to the Street Road interchange
    • Addition of a northbound right-turn lane along U.S. 1
  • From Old Trevose Road to the Street Road Interchange
    • Replacement of raised concrete median and guide rail with concrete glare screen and a five-foot effective shoulder area in each direction
  • From the Street Road interchange to north of the Turnpike interchange:
    • Addition of a third travel lane in each direction and auxiliary lanes between interchanges
    • Increased median width to provide minimum 12’-wide inside shoulders
    • Relocation of driveway accesses from U.S. 1 to Street Road
  • From just south of the Street Road interchange to north of the Turnpike interchange
    • Profile raised to improve vertical clearances over SR 132 (Street Road), I-276 (PA Turnpike) and the PA Turnpike Ramps (Ramps I and J)

SR 2025 (Bristol Road)

  • Profile raised to improve vertical clearance over U.S. 1
  • Horizontal clearance beneath the bridge increased to provide for future additional lanes on U.S. 1

INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENTS

SR 8017 (Street Road Interchange)

  • Relocation of the four traffic movements (ramps) between westbound Street Road and U.S. 1 northbound and southbound from the northern side of Street Road to the southern side of Street Road
  • Addition of a ramp in the southwestern quadrant from eastbound Street Road to southbound U.S. 1
  • Improvements to ramp geometries to meet current design standards

SR 8019 (Pennsylvania Turnpike Interchange)

  • Improvements to ramp geometries to meet current design standards
  • Addition of a second lane on the U.S. 1 northbound exit ramp to the PA Turnpike

STRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS

Bridges

Replacement

  • U.S. 1 over SR 0132
  • U.S. 1 over I-276
  • U.S. 1 over I-276 Ramps
  • SR 2015 (Bristol Road) over U.S. 1

Removal

  • U.S. 1 over Private Road
Retaining Wall
  • Relocated Red Roof Inn Driveway
Sound Barrier
  • Roosevelt Memorial Gardens Cemetery

 



RC1 Typical Section 

RC1 Roadway Plans