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County to explore PennDOT 'take back' program for long-closed Anchortown Road
Summary
County officials said Anchortown Road, a PennDOT road leading to sports fields and closed for roughly a decade, may be eligible for a state 'take back' program that would fund repairs and transfer maintenance to the county after improvements are completed.
Commissioners discussed applying for a PennDOT 'take back' program for Anchortown Road, which has been closed for about a decade and provides access to baseball and softball fields in a county park. Under the program described by PennDOT staff, the state could fund repairs and then transfer the road to county maintenance, which county officials said may be an option worth pursuing given the likely multi-million-dollar repair costs.
A commissioner said such an application would require coordination with their state representative and planning staff; PennDOT staff estimated this repair could be in the millions and encouraged the county to apply to the program to secure state funds before turning the road over to county responsibility.
