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Bellefonte Council approves PennDOT applications, maintenance agreements and two resolutions tied to new signals
Summary
Council approved PennDOT highway-occupancy and traffic-signal applications and related maintenance agreements Jan. 6, including conditional approvals tied to paperwork corrections; resolutions authorizing officials to sign PennDOT documents were passed unanimously.
Bellefonte Borough Council on Jan. 6 approved multiple PennDOT-related applications and maintenance agreements for new traffic signals and authorized borough officials to sign the paperwork, council members said.
Council approved an application for a PennDOT Highway Occupancy Permit related to a proposed new elementary school on Airport Road and voted to submit traffic-signal applications for Airport Road and Zion Road. The council then approved an application for Parkview Boulevard and Zion Road with a conditional motion requiring a correction to a referenced page that currently refers to the elementary school rather than the borough's previously completed traffic study.
Council considered a multi-page PennDOT traffic-signal maintenance agreement for the Airport/Zion signal and discussed staffing and contractor responsibilities. The agreement's Exhibit A lists positions such as traffic engineer, signal specialist, and signal technician; council members clarified the borough does not have those specific in-house titles and that contracted vendors will perform specialized work. Exhibit B lists contractor names and companies and lists a borough contact, identified in the agreement as Matt Allman, who will be the on-call contact for emergencies.
Council members noted construction for the Airport Road signal associated with the new elementary school will be paid for by the school district and that initial maintenance may be covered under warranty; maintenance costs after warranty will be addressed later. Council indicated a separate maintenance agreement for the Zion/Parkview signal is expected to return on a future agenda.
On formal actions: the borough passed Resolution 0106202501 (PennDOT traffic signal maintenance agreement submission) conditionally, with staff directed to fill blanks in the document before final submission. Council also passed Resolution 01062025-02 authorizing borough officials to sign PennDOT-related applications and maintenance agreements.
Why it matters: The approvals clear procedural steps for constructing and maintaining new traffic signals tied to a new elementary school and other road intersections; the borough clarified who will perform maintenance work and that construction costs for the Airport Road signal will be borne by the school district.
Votes and next steps: Council recorded roll-call approvals for the permit and applications. Staff were directed to correct the Parkview paperwork references, fill blanks in Resolution 0106202501 before final submission, and return the Zion/Parkview maintenance agreement in a subsequent meeting.
