Busy Lower Makefield road to be detoured to September; work also coming to Falls and Tinicum

Damon C. Williams, Bucks County Courier Times
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Lower Makefield's busy Stony Hill Road to be detoured for months. What you need to know

Bucks County motorists will have to contend with a new round of detours and road closures as the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation continues its warm-weather road improvement projects.

Here's what you need to know to avoid delays as you travel on Bucks County roads:

PennDOT replacing Stony Hill Road culvert in Lower Makefield

Beginning on Monday, May 15, PennDOT will work to replace the Stony Hill Road culvert over Brock Creek. This work will lead to Stony Hill Road being closed and detoured between Judith Place and Oxford Valley Road.

PennDOT advises drivers to use Heacock Road/Oxford Valley Road and Big Oak Road instead.

PennDOT estimates this closure will last through at least mid-September. The 97-year-old Stony Hill Road culvert carries roughly 8,000 vehicles per day.

Map rendition of the location of the closed intersection on Stony Hill Road in Lower Makefield Township. The Pennsylvania department of transportation os closing this road through the summer to replace the Stony Hill Road culvert.
Map rendition of the location of the closed intersection on Stony Hill Road in Lower Makefield Township. The Pennsylvania department of transportation os closing this road through the summer to replace the Stony Hill Road culvert.

PennDOT roadwork continues on Bristol Pike in Falls Township

PennDOT will continue its ramp line striping project on Bristol Pike, also known as Route 13, in Falls under a project to install safety enhancements to improve travel and reduce high-speed crashes.

This will impact travel in both directions on Bristol Pike between Mill Creek Road and Penn Valley Road. Work on this stretch of Bristol Pike begins at 9 a.m. and ends at 3 p.m. PennDOT expects to complete this striping project on Friday, May 12.

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Tinicum Township roadwork begins next week

PennDOT work crews, such as the one pictured here, will conduct several roadway improvement projects that will lead to detours and road closures in Falls and Tinicum townships. This set of roadway improvement projects will continue through mid-May.
PennDOT work crews, such as the one pictured here, will conduct several roadway improvement projects that will lead to detours and road closures in Falls and Tinicum townships. This set of roadway improvement projects will continue through mid-May.

Beginning on Monday, May 8, a moving road closure is scheduled on Headquarters Road between Sheep Hole Road and River Road in Tinicum for milling and paving.

PennDOT will also begin this project at 9 a.m. daily, and ending at 3 p.m.

PennDOT suggests motorists use either Geigel Hill Road, Durham Road, Easton Road, Red Hill Road or Dark Hollow Road. This detour will remain in effect through Friday, May 26, and PennDOT said local access will be maintained.

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From Friday through May 12, PennDOT is planning a short-term lane closure at the intersection of Brown and Par Avenue in Bensalem for Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant curb installations. This project also begins daily at 9 a.m. and scheduled to end at 3 p.m.

This article originally appeared on Bucks County Courier Times: Lower Makefield's Stony Hill Road to be detoured for four months