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West Hanover approves $9,225 engineering supplement and seeks $178,300 CFA grant for Manor Drive/Route 22 pedestrian work
Summary
Supervisors approved a $9,225 supplement to the West Hanover trail feasibility study after PennDOT requested expanded design work, and authorized a $178,300 Commonwealth Financing Authority multimodal grant application to fund construction of Manor Drive/Route 22 pedestrian and intersection improvements.
West Hanover Township supervisors on June 22 approved an additional $9,225 in engineering work to expand design and permitting for Manor Drive and Route 22 pedestrian improvements and voted to seek $178,300 from the Commonwealth Financing Authority Multimodal Transportation Fund to pay for construction.
Parks and recreation director Mr. Holmes told the board the original trail-feasibility study left a $35,000 balance that the grantor allowed the township to use for a targeted supplement. After coordination with PennDOT the project scope increased to include items such as signal timing evaluation and alternative drainage designs, producing the $9,225 supplement that brings the study total to $44,225. Holmes said the township will use the study work to make a stronger construction grant application.
Board members asked where the supplement would come from. Holmes recommended the township draw the cost from the fee-in-lieu-of-sidewalk fund, which he said contains about $10,000, a figure supervisors confirmed during the meeting.
The board then approved Resolution 2026-32 authorizing submission of a $178,300 CFA multimodal grant request to cover the planned construction. Holmes said the grant package requests a municipal waiver of the usual 30% local match, which municipalities may seek; supervisors approved moving ahead with the application and signaled willingness to provide additional engineering supplements if necessary to secure a stronger construction estimate.
The project aims to improve pedestrian safety through design changes at the Manor Drive–Route 22 intersection, add curbing and continuous walking paths and extend the pedestrian connection to the nearby elementary school. Holmes and other speakers described heavy morning and afternoon vehicle stacking at school pick-up and drop-off times and said intersection improvements and a possible school crossing would reduce unsafe turning and illegal stopping behavior.
Next steps: staff will finalize grant documents and continue coordination with PennDOT and local stakeholders; construction will depend on grant award and subsequent engineering approvals.
