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Upper Chichester engineers outline $1.15M Chichester Avenue streetscape grant application; $307,475.95 library payout expected
Summary
Township engineer told commissioners a DCED multimodal grant application is planned for Phase 5 of Chichester Avenue streetscape with an estimated project cost of about $1,150,000 and a proposed grant request of $835,931; Payment Request #9 for the library, $307,475.95, will appear on an upcoming agenda.
Andrew Propell, the township engineer, told the board at the July 14 caucus that Payment Request No. 9 for the Upper Chichester library — $307,475.95 — will be before the commissioners in the coming weeks and covers block openings, steel installation, framing, concrete and wiring work.
Propell described a planned application to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Multimodal Transportation Fund for Phase 5 of the Chichester Avenue streetscape improvements. He said the phase‑of‑work cost estimate is approximately $1,150,000, and the application would seek about $835,931; the township’s proposed contribution to strengthen the application is about $278,604.
Why it matters: the work covers sections of Chichester Avenue and Meeting House Road in and near the Boothwyn Town Center area and is intended to continue multi‑phase streetscape and roadway improvements the township already has underway. Improved sidewalks, curb work and related street infrastructure would affect local pedestrian safety and business access along those corridors.
In addition to the DCED application, Propell updated the board on the Green Light Go traffic signal work. He said material for the 2023 and 2024 Green Light Go projects has been ordered and the township is waiting for PennDOT to release equipment and a modem required to complete signal synchronization at six intersections along Chichester Avenue. Propell said once equipment is delivered and installed the township can pursue reimbursement under the program.
On the road‑program front, Propell said contract documents have been drafted and sent to the selected contractor (AF Damon). He said the township must submit paperwork to PennDOT to secure liquid fuels reimbursement and district approval; if those steps are completed, a preconstruction meeting could be scheduled with construction hoped to begin in August.
The engineer closed by inviting questions from the board and offering to supply further cost estimates and supporting materials to strengthen the DCED application. No grant resolution was voted on at the caucus; Propell said a resolution and cost estimate are included in the packet for a future meeting.
