LEVITTOWN, PA —Motorists will get a construction break with Columbus Day, but overnight bridge work resumes Tuesday along Route 295 in Bristol and Middletown townships, PennDOT has announced.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said the work runs from 7:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. Tuesday through Friday, Oct. 14.

That means a single-lane closure is scheduled on eastbound and/or westbound Interstate 295 between the Route 413 (Bristol) and Business U.S. 1/Route 413 (Penndel/Levittown) interchanges in Bristol and Middletown townships.

Drivers are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work areas because backups and delays will occur. All scheduled activities are weather dependent.

The work is part of PennDOT’s $44.5 million bridge improvement project to perform high-priority repairs on 14 structures on Routes 95, 295, and 476 in Philadelphia, Bucks, and Delaware counties.

Repairs to the structures include replacing rocker bearings, frozen sliding plate bearings and deck expansion joints; cleaning and painting steel beams; repairing substructure concrete, and reconstructing bearing pedestals.,

In addition, the project includes the replacement of 24 high mast light poles along the I-95 corridor in Philadelphia and Delaware counties.

Driscoll Construction Company, Inc. of Philadelphia is the general contractor on the project, which is financed with 100% federal funds.

Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com or downloading the 511PA mobile application. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.

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