SANATOGA PA – New sets of experts’ eyes will soon be trained on the continuing traffic problem in Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township known as the Pruss Hill Road bridge and curves.
Warnings before the curves on Pruss Hill Road
The township will pay $7,500 to Traffic Planning And Design (TPD) Inc., a company headquartered in Sanatoga that provides transportation construction and inspection services, to determine how to make the bridge and roadway near the Pruss Hill Pond and dam more accident-free. The Board of Commissioners authorized the study during its Thursday (Aug. 18, 2011) meeting.
Manager Rodney Hawthorne said TPD would assess the bridge’s structural condition, maintenance issues, daily traffic count, vehicle speeds, and related matters. Any recommended repairs or changes would be at additional cost.
“I think it’s something that’s necessary,” Hawthorne said, and added that money for the study was already identified in the 2011 budget. Commissioners quickly agreed; they previously indicated accidents on Pruss Hill Road were a persistent and expensive problem that must be addressed.
Related (to Pruss Hill Road and its bridge):
- Commissioners OK Pruss Hill Road Accidents Study
- Bridge, Guardrail Study Proposed For Pruss Hill Road
- Stop Sign May Be Answer For Pruss Hill Road Crashes
- Pruss Hill Road Guardrail Now Repaired
- Use Caution Driving Pruss Hill Road
- Car Upended On Pruss Hill Road
Related (to the Lower Pottsgrove Board of Commissioners’ meeting of Aug. 18):
- Commissioners OK Pruss Hill Road Accidents Study
- July 2011 Warrants From Lower Pottsgrove Now Online
- Township Pays Two Attorneys In Police Discipline Case
- Road Re-Paving Is Coming; Just When Anybody’s Guess
- Township, An Unhappy Bank Customer, Goes Elsewhere
- Township May Put Money Where Authority’s Mouth Is
A simple solution would be to lower the speed limit there to 25 mph.