Roadway Maintenance

Drainage Systems: When a rain event occurs, rain water on the roadway makes its way to the waterways by traveling along the curb or gutter to an inlet, then gets conveyed through a network of pipes to the waterway. The water may even filter through a stormwater management facility such as a basin that addresses rate, volume, and/or quality issues with the runoff. These inlet and pipe facilities can deteriorate over and cause an assortment of drainage issues. Maintenance to the drainage system can include inlet top and grate replacement, as well as minor pipe replacement.

Pavement Preservation: The Public Works Department performs routine maintenance to the roadways that are meant to prolong the life of the pavement. This work includes routinely crack sealing the roads during the summer months where cracks over 1/8th of an inch have developed through the winter freeze/thaw cycle, and milling out and patching areas where potholes have formed or pavement failure is occurring.

Signs: The Public Works Department is capable of fabricating and detailing regulatory, warning, and informational signs according to standards dictated by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration. When a sign on a Township owned roadway is damaged or faded, Roadway Maintenance staff will make repairs to the sign or craft and install a new sign.

Street Sweeping: The Public Works Department is responsible for sweeping on all Township owned roadways. Street sweeping not only is helpful in maintaining a nice appearance on Township roads, but is also needed to prevent excessive road waste from entering into drainage inlets and creating clogs in the system that lead to flooding.

Traffic Signals: The Township owns and maintains traffic signal equipment at 28 intersections throughout the Township. These signals are operated in strict accordance with detailed permits which are issued to the Township by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. These permits require semi-annual maintenance according to industry standards, which the Township contracts to certified technicians. Call the Public Works Department to report any issues with traffic signals.

Deer Crossing Signs: In order to place a deer crossing sign at any location, there must be supporting data such as crash history that verifies the need for the sign. If data does support a sign being placed, only one sign is to be placed within a significant distance from the next. This likely means that there will only be sufficient spacing to place one sign in any development; there aren’t many Township owned streets in the Township that are long enough to allow for two signs. Additionally, these signs do not generate lower speeds, as deer crossing signs are meant to warn motorists that are not familiar with the area. Motorists in residential communities are often aware of the local deer population and become complacent to the warning signs.

Deceased Wildlife: Unfortunately, animals are sometimes killed in crossing collisions with motor vehicles. If there is a small animal along the roadway that you would like removed, please call Public Works and request for staff to remove the animal. However, if it is a medium to larger sized animal such as a coyote or a deer, please contact the Pennsylvania Game Commission. A link to their webpage and phone numbers for their 24/7 call center are below. The Township will not remove deceased animals from private property.
https://www.pa.gov/agencies/pgc/about-us/contact-information
1-833-PGC-WILD (1-833-742-9453) or 1-833-PGC-HUNT (1-833-742-4868)