Route 1 North Ramp to 213 Closed Friday Night for Construction

Nighttime traffic restrictions are scheduled on U.S. Route 1 and Route 213 in Middletown Township on Friday for overhead bridge construction as the year-long, $15.8 million federally-funded project gets underway.

The work schedule is:

• Intermittent traffic stoppages are scheduled on Route 213 between North Flowers Mill Road and South Flowers Mills Road from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday for overhead bridge construction;
• The northbound Route 1 ramp to Route 213 will be closed from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday for ramp reconstruction. Traffic will be detoured over Business Route 1 North, Interstate 95 North, and Route 1 South; and
• The right lane will be closed on Route 1 between South Bellevue Avenue and I-95 Road from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday for overhead bridge construction.

PennDOT is replacing the three-span, pre-stressed box beam bridge over Route 213 with a new single-span, pre-stressed concrete beam structure. Crews are also rebuilding and realigning the Route 1 ramps to Route 213; resurfacing the roadway approaches and ramps; installing glare screens on the median barrier; erecting overhead sign structures; installing new signs, pavement markers and guide rail; and upgrading drainage systems.

The speed limit on Route 1 is reduced from 55 miles per hour to 40 miles per hour in the construction zone.

J.D. Eckman of Atglen is the general contractor on the $15,817,676 project that is funded with 100 percent federal funds. The project is expected to finish in October 2014.