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Clifton Heights council hears update on $4 million road project, property takings and PennDOT permits
Summary
Borough officials said plans are nearly complete for a multi‑million dollar highway improvement that would include demolition of a house for a storm detention pond and a new parking area; PennDOT highway‑occupancy approvals and private easements remain outstanding.
Clifton Heights Borough Council received an update on a roughly $4 million road reconstruction project that officials said is nearly ready to move forward but still requires PennDOT approvals and several private easements.
The borough manager told council the project team has 95–98% of the plans completed and intends to use that engineering data to build new curbing, sidewalks, street lights and handicap ramps along the borough’s side of the highway. He said the plan calls for demolition of a house on the corner to make room for a storm detention pond and a parking lot tied to the road work.
Engineer John and consultant JP reported they expect PennDOT to issue a highway occupancy permit (HOP) once property owners provide consent for temporary work and permanent easements, especially where light poles and inlets will be placed. “They were trying to get the consents from some of those property owners,” JP said; he added he thought PennDOT would grant the HOP when the consents and easements are in place.
Council members and staff discussed coordination with the school district and other stakeholders to align sidewalk and crosswalk work through commercial areas from Morello stores to Westbrook Market. The manager said the borough will use the consultant’s plan set to match elevations and inlet locations so stormwater will be collected where PennDOT’s design routes it.
No formal motions or votes on the road project were recorded in the transcript. Council members raised questions about the outstanding easements and the status of property owner consents; staff did not report any final easement agreements during the discussion.
Officials said the project will include updated curb radii, crosswalks and handicap access on each corner along the borough’s stretch of the highway and emphasized continued coordination with PennDOT and affected property owners as the remaining permitting steps proceed.
