King of Prussia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that PECO Energy will perform utility restoration on a Brownsville Road in Bensalem and Lower Southampton townships, Bucks County, beginning on Monday, November 2.
Drivers are advised of the following travel restriction:
- Monday, November 2, through Friday, November 20, from 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning, Brownsville Road will be closed and detoured weeknights between Old Street Road and Bristol Road. During the closure, drivers will be directed to use Old Street Road, Route 132 (Street Road), Route 213 (Bridgetown Pike), and Elmwood Avenue or Bristol Road, Route 213 (Bridgetown Pike), and Elmwood Avenue).
Local access will be maintained at all times. Drivers are advised to allow extra time when traveling near the work area or along the detour route because backups and delays may occur. The schedule is weather dependent.
PECO Energy will complete this project under a PennDOT Highway Occupancy Permit.
Travelers can check conditions on major roads 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 1,200 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.
Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.pa.gov/DOTprojects. Subscribe to PennDOT news and find transportation results in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District6.
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MEDIA CONTACT: Helen Reinbrecht, hreinbrech@pa.gov
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