Roads and traffic problems have become a standard part of the agenda at West Marlborough township meetings.
At the July meeting, Supervisor Bill Wylie said he spoke with a local PennDOT representative about reducing the level of maintenance on some state roads in the township in an attempt to deter motorists from using them as through-roads. He said his sense is that township residents would prefer rougher roads without lines painted on them, even though "outsiders" and bicyclists might not. Mr. Wylie said he was unsure what the result of that conversation would be, if any.
Supervisor Jake Chalfin discussed the tradeoffs that would be involved if PennDOT improved the "compromised" bridge on Route 82 at Rokeby Mill. Currently heavy tri-axle trucks aren't allowed to use the bridge and have to take a roundabout detour through narrow West Marlborough roads. But if the bridge is fixed, Mr. Chalfin said, "it'll pop up on truckers' routes as options … and it'll double truck traffic on 82."
Supervisor and township roadmaster Hugh Lofting Sr. said the township will be getting estimates to fix a pipe under Spencer Road that is caving in and causing drainage problems. Funding is expected to come from the state. Mr. Lofting said the project might also involve draining a stagnant pond and turning it into a wetland.
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