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Council reviews 2025 paving plan; 0.64 mile targeted using liquid fuels funds
Summary
Council heard a staff presentation on a 2025 paving program covering roughly 0.64 mile of borough streets funded from liquid fuels, with sanitary sewer funds covering manhole replacements and additional ADA ramp work planned.
Narberth officials outlined plans Thursday for a 2025 paving program they said will use liquid fuels money and target about 0.64 mile of road within the borough.
Public works staff and engineering consultants presented the scope and timing: planned paving includes the remainder of Haverford Avenue from Iona to the traffic signal, the 100 and 200 blocks of Grayling Avenue, the 100 block of Hampton, Windsor Avenue from Marlborough to Iona, and Iona from Haverford south toward the new development. Officials said engineering will perform field measurements to establish accurate bid quantities and costs before issuing a public bid.
Funding sources and scope details were discussed. The borough plans to use liquid fuels funds (state-collected gasoline tax distributed for highway maintenance) to pay paving costs. Sanitary-sewer maintenance funds — increased in recent budgets from $30,000 to $160,000 — will cover manhole replacements tied to paving work so those repairs are not charged to the paving budget. The borough has about 22 miles of pipe in its maintenance inventory and staff said televising and spot repairs over the last two years reduced the need for immediate underground work in the paving zone.
The presentation also raised ADA compliance work: staff said several curb ramps will be replaced and one intersection (Windsor and Iona) may be modified to reduce potential tripping hazards and better direct crossing paths. Council and staff also discussed coordination with utility companies via the PA 1 Call system and the borough’s plan to set a contractor schedule that requires utilities to complete any underground work before paving begins.
Staff said scheduling will aim for later in the summer; the contractor will post closure notices and the borough expects to mail notices to affected properties. Engineers will provide a more detailed cost estimate after on-site measurements and the borough will go to bid once design and estimate steps are completed.
Council did not vote on the paving presentation; the program remains at the scoping and pre-bid stage.
