Narberth committee reviews 0.75-mile paving plan; borough to seek council approval to bid

At the Jan. 28 Infrastructure Committee meeting, staff presented a 2025 paving plan covering about three-quarters of a mile across multiple streets and asked the committee to recommend that council authorize staff to prepare bid documents.

The proposed work includes sections of Haverford Avenue; the 1–200 blocks of Grayling Avenue; the 100 block of Hampton; and Windsor from Norberth to Iona, extending near the Albrecht property. “This is three-quarters of a mile worth of paving,” a borough staff member said, noting these segments were identified in the borough’s 2020 pavement-improvement plan.

Staff told the committee the borough has funds set aside in highway-aid and ARPA accounts to pay for the work and asked the committee to forward the plan to borough council so the solicitor and staff can begin drafting documents for bidding. Staff also said the larger paving cycle may draw larger contractors and could shorten completion time compared with the borough’s previous contractor.

Committee members asked whether some listed roads are private. Staff said Norwin Lane, Foxhall and Hansen Court remain private roads; the solicitor must draft resolutions showing the borough has maintained those roads for in excess of 28 years before PennDOT will recognize them for liquid-fuels funding. One committee member noted Lanquin appears on the PennDOT map and is treated as a borough road despite having a private-road sign.

Next steps: staff will send the paving plan to council for authorization to draft bid documents and will clarify the status of private streets and any required resolutions to secure liquid-fuels funding.