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Clifton Heights council says $1.7 million PennDOT authorization will advance sidewalks and intersection work
Summary
Council heard staff say PennDOT authorized $1.7 million under a maintenance agreement to fund curb and sidewalk work and that bids and permit submissions are underway to complete multiple segments, including the Austin–Springfield intersection.
Clifton Heights borough council on Tuesday heard staff say the borough has received PennDOT authorization that officials and staff expect will allow long-planned sidewalk and curb work to move forward.
Tom, a borough staff member, told the council the borough "received an authorization for $1.7 million from PennDOT under maintenance agreement to do the curb and sidewalk from Baltimore Pike up to" the target work area, and staff said JP is preparing required PennDOT permit submissions so a contractor can finish the intersection work as soon as approvals are received. The authorization, staff said, applies to areas the borough and PennDOT have been coordinating to avoid duplicating work scheduled by the school district.
Why it matters: The funding and permit steps would let the borough finish sidewalk gaps and curb work that officials described as necessary for pedestrian access and liability reduction at busy intersections. Council members stressed the safety importance of completing the Austin and Springfield sidewalks and of coordinating contractor schedules with school-district paving.
Staff said bids for road resurfacing from Oak Avenue to Prospect are being prepared and that a heavier pavement cross-section will be used on routes likely to carry heavy traffic or temporary stockpiling. JP said the road program award is scheduled for the next meeting and that once a contractor is notified the borough will execute contracts and forward them for district PennDOT approval.
JP also reported the borough applied for liquid-fuels aid to repair damage to a pool parking lot and "were denied yesterday," attributing the denial to the absence of a governor-level declaration that covered a similar event in 1996. That funding denial means the borough will proceed with repairs through its capital or operating funds unless alternate grant support is identified.
What’s next: Council will take up the road program award at its next meeting; staff said they will follow through on PennDOT permit submissions and the borough will seek to sequence the work to avoid conflicts with the school-district contract. No formal vote on the PennDOT authorization was recorded in the public transcript.
