We have had meetings with Our Lady of Grace Cemetery regarding access to their property. They consider the frontage along U.S. 1 as the main entrance, and we were told by them that their funeral procession uses the frontage road as it currently is, and comes down from 413 to the cemetery entrance, which is the access they prefer to use.
They consider access off of Old Lincoln Highway their back entrance. The portion from T-336, Parkvale Avenue, to the cemetery entrance will end up being converted to a two-way driveway for the cemetery, so that they can maintain their processionals as they currently are. Again, that was based on coordination with the cemetery directly.
At this time, we are still evaluating the impacts from the project and whether those would require/warrant a noise wall along the corridor, so some of that information is still being analyzed.
More details to come as the project continues further through the environmental analysis process, so at this time, we do not know if that will be the case.
The purpose of this project is to facilitate safe and efficient travel within and through the project study area to meet current and future transportation needs while providing a functional and modern roadway that meets driver expectations.
The project is currently in the process of beginning additional (more detailed) environmental reviews through an Environmental Assessment. This began in November 2024 and will involve additional public involvement, including a public hearing.
This project will not widen PA 413 (Pine Street) north of Flowers Avenue. Additionally, PennDOT does not have any plans for the future widening of PA 413 (Pine Street) through Langhorne Borough.
The project will not significantly increase traffic on PA 413 north of Gillam Avenue. It is anticipated that some traffic will redistribute between the existing PA 213 (Maple Avenue) interchange and the proposed PA 413 (Pine Street) interchange.
However, since there are already connections between U.S. 1 and PA 413 via Bellevue Avenue and Gillam Avenue in the area of the proposed interchange, traffic is not expected to increase significantly based on the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission’s Regional Travel Model and PennDOT traffic analysis.
Overall, the RC3 project will result in minor increases in traffic on Langhorne Manor’s Gillam Avenue. It is anticipated that traffic will redistribute along Gillam Avenue at each intersection based on driver destinations.
Based on updated PennDOT traffic analysis completed in 2024, AM peak hour traffic is projected to see a 29% increase, which is an average increase of 50 vehicles per intersection for the nine (9) intersections studied along Gillam Avenue, and the PM peak hour is anticipated to see a 17% increase, which is an average increase of 35 vehicles per intersection for the nine (9) intersections studied along Gillam Avenue.
Almost all of this increase is expected to be east of the intersection with West Interchange Road, with the largest increase occurring at the intersection with Pine Street due to the new interchange. It is expected that the increase will be mostly local traffic that previously used the frontage road, now traveling to the newly constructed interchange.
Operationally, the most affected stop-controlled intersections are projected to still operate with minimal delay. At the same time, the internal neighborhood roads will see a decrease in cut-through traffic as traffic is redistributed onto the collector and arterial roads. PennDOT is also investigating additional traffic-calming treatment options along Gillam Avenue.
The RC3 project will not significantly increase truck traffic through Langhorne Borough. It is anticipated that some truck traffic that currently utilizes the existing PA 213 (Maple Avenue) interchange to travel north on PA 413 (Pine Street) will redistribute to the proposed PA 413 (Pine Street) interchange. This would allow the trucks to avoid making tight right turns at the intersection of PA 413 (Pine Street) and PA 213 (Maple Avenue) and allow a straight-through movement. These projections are based on the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission’s Regional Travel Model and PennDOT traffic analysis.
PennDOT’s traffic count data from February 2024 showed 8 Heavy Trucks and 104 buses/single unit trucks (or 112 total trucks/buses) in the morning peak hour and 6 Heavy Trucks and 49 buses/single unit trucks (or 55 total trucks/buses) in the afternoon peak hour.
PennDOT’s online traffic count data from 2024 indicates 3% truck traffic and 511 total trucks and buses along PA 413 (Pine Street) north of the intersection, and 12% truck traffic and 1522 total trucks and buses along PA 413 (Pine Street) south of the intersection.
