Norfolk Southern has announced that they are closing the railroad crossing on Bustleton Pike near Loretta Avenue from Tuesday, April 15 through Thursday, April 17 for road resurfacing. The detours are listed below.
On Thursday, April 10th, work will begin on a manhole replacement on Richland Road. This work is expected to take a few days. Please use caution while driving on Richland Road.
Beginning Tuesday, January 7th, WH Infrahorse, LLC will begin work on repairing and relining the sanitary sewer lines on Lynwood Drive to Ross Drive and Richland Road. Traffic control will be in place. All work is dependent on weather conditions and subject to change.
From January 3rd – January 5th, the outer northbound lane near 537 Bustleton Pike (across from Kennedy Ford) will be closed from 9 AM – 3 PM and 7 PM – 5 AM for storm sewer replacement work. Please use caution while driving through this area. The lane closure dates are subject to change dependent upon weather.
The Township is aware of an existing storm sewer issue on Roberts Avenue. The Township is in the process of gathering information for a formal design. It is anticipated that work will be completed late Winter of 2025. Public Works has temporarily installed steel plates over effected areas in the roadway and will continue monitoring them until the project is completed. We kindly ask for your patience and understanding as we work to address this matter.
In July, the Board of Supervisors awarded the 2024 Roadway Improvement Program to James D. Morrissey, Inc., the lowest bidder. The schedule has yet to be determined. We will update this post as soon as we have the schedule. The following is the list of roads being milled and paved:
Earle Asphalt will be performing milling and repaving of six streets beginning this week through Thursday, September 12th. The streets to be milled and repaved are Richard Lane (Roberts to end), Henry Avenue (Buck Road to Bridgetown Pike), Hershel Avenue (Buck Road to Bridgetown Pike), Elmwood Avenue (Brownsville Road to Forrest Avenue), Woodbine Avenue (Forrest Avenue to S. Lake), and Fox Hollow Road (Addington to Norfolk).
PECO is continuing to work on upgrading and installing new equipment to modernize and enhance the local electric grid. This project is part of PECO’s Reliability & Resiliency Plan to invest $1.36 billon through2025 on targeted reliability-focused infrastructure investments. These investments will help strengthen the local electric infrastructure to better withstand more frequent and damaging storms, deliver enhanced reliability for customers, and enable the adoption of clean energy resources.
About this project:
Crews may need to temporarily interrupt service to safely complete some of this work. PECO will work with local residents to ensure they are informed in advance of their activities and any planned interruptions. to ensure you receive all outage updates, please confirm that your phone number is accurate in PECO’s system through MyAccount at peco.com/myaccount or by calling PECO at 1-800-494-4000.
PECO will work closely with local officials to minimize the impact on traffic and pedestrians whenever possible. Access for services such as trash removal, student transportation and emergency vehicles will be maintained during construction. If you have any questions regarding the details of this project and how it may impact you, please contact Gary Dollahon, Customer Liaison, at Gary.Dollahon@exeloncorp.com.
