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Engineer: Gay & High intersection needs full-depth reconstruction after poor subbase found

West Chester Public Works Committee · March 11, 2026
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Summary

Roadway cores at Gay & High showed poorly made subbase that is hardening and failing; the borough will pursue full-depth reconstruction, intermittent lane closures and potential grant applications for other intersections and crosswalks.

An engineering assessment presented to the Public Works Committee on March 10 found the subbase beneath the Gay & High Street intersection is of poor quality and will require full-depth reconstruction.

Kelly Goff, an engineer with Remington and Verdeck Engineers, told the committee that roadway cores taken in February showed material described as "perma sand mixed with...uncured…

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