Transportation
West Pottsgrove is installing sewer improvements along Grosstown Road between Constitution Avenue and Roberts Drive. That portion of the highway will be closed weekdays through July, PennDOT reported.
Water streaming across the hill on North Sanatoga Road in Lower Pottsgrove has been a perpetual problem. PennDOT took steps to solve it Wednesday and Thursday by cleaning out ditches and culverts.
The work will involve signage inspections planned for the area between First Avenue in Valley Forge and U.S. Route 202 in King of Prussia. Right and left lanes in both directions may close periodically.
Rep. Tim Hennessey returns in this legislative year as chairman of the state's House Transportation Committee, and as a member and former chairman of the Aging and Older Adult Services Committee.
The driver of a hired plow truck has been told to slow down during snow clearing operations on Welsh Drive in Lower Pottsgrove. He wiped out a few mailboxes during the last storm, the township reported.
Montgomery County officials played the role of Santa and his elves on Christmas Eve, and delivered a re-opened and rebuilt Ludwig Road bridge as their gift to New Hanover Township drivers.
The project to create a new on-ramp for U.S. Route 422 West in Sanatoga has been under discussion since 2008. A $1.4 million bid for the work was awarded Tuesday by Limerick Township supervisors.
What gets put on state roads by PennDOT crews, as well as how and when materials are applied, makes a difference in safe driving during winter weather.