119730 | I-95, I-295, PA Turnpike Interchange Stage 2 (Bucks County)

This interstate completion project will fully connect I-95, I-295 and I-276 in Pennsylvania and complete remaining sections of Turnpike widening and reconstruction in PA. Considering this overall program completed a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and received a Record of Decision (ROD) in 2003, subsequent design and construction activities have been continuously led by the PTC, in cooperation with PennDOT under FHWA oversight.
Stage 1 of this project was completed, opened to traffic, and facilitated a revised routing of I-95 in PA and NJ, thereby making I-95 continuous along the east coast from Florida to Maine. All of the design and construction funding in this action for Stage 2 is for Sections D30, C and A (as well as the ROW funding). ROW and CON funding for Stage 2 sections other than D30, C and A will be better known regarding amounts and timing moving forward. This will be revisited in future TIP updates.
Stage 2 includes construction of the remaining six new interchange ramp movements which do not have the I-95 designation, and completion of the mainline widening from two lanes in each direction to three lanes in each direction in addition to the associated reconstruction work on the Turnpike and I-95/I-295. Stage 3, currently in the preliminary engineering phase, will replace the Delaware River Bridge with a new parallel bridge over the Delaware River.
Stage 2 includes the following distinct design/construction sections:
• D30 (mainline Turnpike widening and reconstruction between the Bensalem Boulevard and I-95 overpasses);
• Section A (mainline Turnpike widening and reconstruction near the Bensalem Interchange to the Neshaminy Falls toll plaza);
• Section C (mainline Turnpike widening and reconstruction from the Neshaminy Falls Toll Plaza to the Bensalem Boulevard overpass);
• Section E (Turnpike/US 13 mainline interchange reconstruction and mainline widening to the west); and
• Section D40 (the remaining six ramps of the I-276/I-95/I-295 Interchange and related mainline improvements).
Sections A and C are progressing through final design. Sections E and D40 completed preliminary design and await identified funding sources for the respective design/construction phases to enable them to proceed. Section C is anticipated to proceed to the construction phase, while Section A will progress in Final Design progressing toward the construction phase, during the FY2025-2028 TIP period. Updates will be made on section status and PTC Capital Plan funding allocations for Stage 2 as they occur or in future TIP updates.
Section A includes the reconstruction and widening of the Turnpike mainline (I-276) from west of the Bensalem Interchange to the Neshaminy Falls toll plaza. I-276 will be widened to 6 through lanes with additional auxiliary lanes to/from the interchange. The typical section transitions due to a median width reduction from 26’ to 10’ in the ultimate condition. Included in this project is the replacement and widening of three mainline bridge structures carrying the turnpike over CSX Railroad, Street Road (SR 0132), and Old Lincoln Highway (SR 2037) in addition to 7 retaining walls and 1 noise wall.
Section C includes the reconstruction and widening of the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-276) from a point approximately 1650 feet east of the Galloway Road (SR 2023/MP 353.0) overhead structure to a point approximately 575 feet west of the Bensalem Boulevard (SR 2015/MP 355.2) overhead structure (approximately 2.2 miles total). Through this construction, the mainline will be converted from a four-lane divided roadway to a six-lane divided roadway typical section. Also included is the construction of eight (8) noise walls adjacent to the mainline.

No milestones are available for this project.