Road improvement program moves forward in Newtown; township will spend $677,000 on repaving, repairs

By D.E. Schlatter Digital First Media

NEWTOWN TOWNSHIP >> About 1.8 miles of township-owned roads and streets will be getting a make-over this year with the board of supervisors sending the 2015 road improvement plan out for public bids.

In a 4-0 vote at its March 11 meeting, Chairman Ryan Gallagher and Vice Chairman Mike Gallagher, along with supervisors Kyle Davis and Phil Calabro authorized the township to advertise the projects.

Supervisor Jen Dix did not attend the meeting.

According to township engineer Michele Fountain, the estimated cost of repaving, as well as replacing curbs, sidewalks and gutters, is $677,541.

Of that amount, roughly $506,000 will come from the states allocation of Liquid Fuel Funds, and the remaining $170,000 will be paid from the townships general and parks and recreation funds.

In all, there are 71.3 miles of township roads in Newtown, according to Fountain.

She said that along with her own input, the roads were chosen with recommendations from the township manager and public works director.

We whittled down the estimate to fit into the budget constraints, Fountain noted.

Burgundy Lane from Hartford Lane to Yorkshire Drive and then from Yorkshire to Yorkshire will have gutter curbs replaced and sidewalks repaired.

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Road improvement program moves forward in Newtown; township will spend $677,000 on repaving, repairs