A recent road tour by State Sen. Steve Santarsiero and PennDOT confirmed that the state is planning to improve the intersection of New Falls Road and Hood Boulevard in Falls Township.
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The intersection, which is marked by potholes and uneven pavement, has been deteriorating for years and is tentatively scheduled to be repaired and repaved in 2025, according to Francis Hanney, PennDOT’s senior assistant district executive for the Philadelphia-area region.
Santarsiero and State Rep. Jim Prokopiak, both Democrats, showed the intersection and its problems to local PennDOT officials.
Santarsiero told LevittownNow.com the residents, staff, and his own drives through the area have led to staff putting together a list of roads that are in need work.
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“PennDOT only has so much of a budget and staff to fix state highways,” Santarsiero said.
“Intersections like this one in Falls Township are so important both because of the commercial roadway along New Falls Road and the proximity to Pennsbury High School. The resurfacing of this roadway will keep our students, both walkers and those driving to school, safe while also improving the roadway along a busy economic corridor in the township,” he said.
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The state lawmaker and his staff hit a number of local roads, including Oxford Valley Road, the intersection of New Falls and Tyburn roads, and received an update that the intersection improvement at Bristol-Oxford Valley and North Oxford Valley roads was continuing. Santarsiero also called attention to the condition of Stony Hill Road between the Newtown Bypass and Heacock Road in Lower Makefield Township.
PennDOT keeps its own list of roads and intersections that need to be repaired, repaved, and revamped.
Tentatively, PennDOT is looking to pave parts of Edgely Road in Bristol Township, Penn Valley Road in Falls Township, Fallsington-Tullytown Road in Falls Township, Bristol-Oxford Valley Road in Middletown Township, Highland Avenue in Middletown Township and other stretches of state roadway in 2025. In 2026, PennDOT has parts of New Tyburn Road in Falls Township, Radcliffe Street in Bristol Township, Woodbourne Road in Middletown Township, and others on its list.
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Many of the concerns raised by Santarsiero and his staff were already on PennDOT’s radar.
“PennDOT has been implementing new resurfacing tactics to extend the life of our roadways between full-scale repaving projects, making the most of out of a limited budget and relentless need,” said Santarsiero.
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The state senator, whose district stretches from lower to upper Bucks County, said he has supported funding for PennDOT projects over his years in the legislature.
“It is critical we invest in our infrastructure,” he said.
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PennDOT is responsible for nearly 40,000 miles of highway and roughly 25,000 bridges across the state.
According to a 2020 PennDOT report, Bucks County has 3,500 miles of roadway that is owned by municipalities, the state, and the federal government.
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