A long-awaited project to reconstruct and improve two busy intersections in Middletown Township continues to move forward.
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PennDOT documents state work to improve and overhaul the intersections of Langhorne-Yardley Road and Bridgetown Pike and Langhorne-Yardley Road and Woodbourne Road could begin as soon as autumn.
The project’s proposed completion date is the end of October 2025.
PennDOT expects the work to cost a total of $10.2 million.
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PennDOT has proposed replacing the current T-intersection at Langhorne-Yardley Road and Bridgetown Pike with a single-lane roundabout.
The plan calls for using some of the land in county-owned Core Creek Park and utilizing it to create the roundabout, which is different than a traffic circle and is a round intersection with yield signs in place of stopping devices.
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For the intersection of Langhorne-Yardley and Woodbourne roads, PennDOT has proposed improving road alignment, adding auxiliary turn lanes on all four sides, add a dedicated left-turn lane on Langhorne-Yardley Road approaching Erica Drive, and modernize the traffic signals.
The section of Langhorne-Yardley Road between the two intersections will be upgraded to match the intersections.
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PennDOT said on their website the project will enhance access for pedestrians and bicyclists with paved shoulders. The additions are designed to make easier access to Core Creek Park.
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“Two existing pedestrian crossings will be enhanced through installations of Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFBs): the pedestrian crossing of Langhorne-Yardley Road just east of Briggs Road, and the pedestrian crossing of Woodbourne Road just south of its intersection with the aligned driveways for Core Creek Park and Maple Point Middle School,” according to PennDOT.
The state transportation department plans to use some land owned by Middletown Township and Bucks County to make the project work.
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This month, the Neshaminy School Board voted to sell a small portion of the Maple Point Middle School property to PennDOT for stormwater basin and road expansion. The district said the sale will not impact existing sports fields and trails.
PennDOT will write a check for $142,000 to the school district for the land.
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The project has been years in the making. It was first announced by PennDOT in 2020. It has required coordination from local, county, state, and federal officials.
PennDOT plans to add the roundabout for safety reasons and to improve traffic flow, officials have said.
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