The Borough has been notified that West Avenue between Vernon Road and Newbold Road will be closed Thursday, July 17th during the hours of 7:00 am to 3:00 pm so that PECO’s Contractor, J.K. Kiely Construction can safely replace the gas main in this area. Residents will have access to their properties during this time but can expect intermittent delays.
Please make plans to take an alternate route during the time listed. And as always, thank you for your patience and understanding.
ALERT: Pennsylvania is currently experiencing a statewide issue with 9-1-1 call delivery. The public is being directed to call 610-635-4300 if they are unable to get through to the Emergency Communications Center via 9-1-1. A statewide EAS message will be sent by PEMA to notify the public of the outage.
Due to the observance of the Fourth of July Holiday, the Borough’s curbside trash and recycling collection will be delayed one day and will be collected on Saturday, July 5th, 2025.
Due to the observance of the Memorial Day Holiday on Monday, May 26th, the Borough’s curbside trash and recycling collection will be delayed one day and will be collected on Saturday, May 31, 2025.
The Borough has been notified that the York Road milling and paving operation has been scheduled.
PECO’s restoration contractor ‘Kehoe Construction, Inc.’ will be milling and paving York Road next week, Mon 5/12 through Thurs 5/15. PennDOT has scheduled the work to take place between 8:00 PM and 4:00 AM to limit the negative impacts of the paving operation. The work is to restore the roadway where the new Gas Main was installed. Weather permitting the contractor has scheduled to complete the paving operation during this timeframe.
During this time there will be lane closures that may lead to traffic delays. If you are planning travel during these times, you may want to seek an alternate route. Traffic control is mandated by PennDOT and PennDOT will be Inspecting the work as it is a State Road. Kehoe Construction has contracted with the Borough to provide a Police presence during the hours of the paving operation.
Once the paving operation has been completed all thermoplastic striping & symbols will be restored as well as any traffic calming features that had previously existed.
