U.S. 1 (Roosevelt Boulevard) BAT Lane Design and Construction Phase A

County: Philadelphia 

State Route(s): U.S. 1

Local Name(s): Roosevelt Boulevard

Project Type: Roadway Design Project

In conjunction with the City of Philadelphia, PennDOT has initiated a design project for roadway improvements along U.S. 1 (Roosevelt Boulevard) from Harbison Avenue to Southampton Road, in Philadelphia County. 

The Department will complete preliminary engineering, final design, and project construction​. Preliminary engineering began in early 2024. 

This project will include the design of Business Access and Transit (BAT) lanes, bicycle and pedestrian safety improvements, corridor access management, intersection and roadway modifications, pavement marking, traffic control, and traffic signal modifications along Roosevelt Boulevard. 

This project will construct Phase A of the BAT lanes for Roosevelt Boulevard, repurposing the outermost lane in each direction to restrict use of the outermost lane for Transit (Bus) use only, with short segments where right turns are allowed at signalized intersections and other side streets. The purpose of the BAT lanes is to allow for buses to travel in a lane separate from the general through traffic lanes, to only encounter vehicles in the lane that want to make right turns at permitted locations. The BAT lanes are a strategy to improve transit reliability and service time, improving travel options on Roosevelt Boulevard. Phase A will install BAT lanes from Bustleton Avenue to just north of Southampton Road. The BAT lanes are anticipated to incorporate enhanced pavement marking and signing to denote the use of the outside lane as a BAT lane. 

The installation of Phase A BAT lanes will require additional modifications to Roosevelt Boulevard to maintain mobility while increasing safety for all users.  These modifications include traffic signal modifications at key locations, including the installation of a new signal at the intersection of the Woodhaven Road (Route 63) ramp to northbound Roosevelt Boulevard. 

Crossovers between the inner and outer lanes of Roosevelt Boulevard will also be constructed. Two locations are currently anticipated to have new crossovers:

• Intersection reconfiguration and northbound ramp realignment at northbound US 1 and Woodhaven Road (Route 63). The existing crossovers along northbound Roosevelt Boulevard south of the northbound Woodhaven Road ramp and southbound US 1 south of Southhampton Road will be closed to traffic.
• The removal of the existing crossover along northbound Roosevelt Boulevard south of Harbison Avenue.  A new crossover north of Unruh Avenue will be proposed.  
  

In addition, the proposed Phase B BAT lanes and crossover modifications between 9th Street and Pratt Street along the southern end of Roosevelt Boulevard will be evaluated with microsimulation to determine feasibility and future design. BAT lanes are not proposed in the southbound direction of the S-Curve between Summerdale Avenue and Adams Avenue (west) and in the northbound direction between Langdon Street and Adams Avenue (east).