HATBORO, PA —Hatboro has its roads selected for paving this year.
After considering eight roads, Hatboro Borough Council approved its 2023 road paving project at Monday night’s meeting, choosing four roads that put the project just under budget with a few thousand dollars to spare.
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“All the roads need it,” Borough Manager Diane Hegele said of the list presented to council.
The decision basically came down to simple math.
“We have $550,000 of streets that need it and a $350,000,” Council President George Bollendorf said.
So Councilwoman Nicole McMenamin did some calculations and said the first four roads on the list would make it under the budget with about $5,000 to spare.
Council considered tabling the measure until next month to see what PECO or Aqua projects might interfere with paving but decided to move forward since paving must be completed by the end of October.
“I think we should move on this quickly,” Council Vice President Dave Stockton said. “We’re always behind the eight ball.”
The roads that made the cut this year are:
- Springdale Avenue —County Line Road to Terrace Avenue. $54,211
- Central Avenue —South New Street to Lacey Avenue. $55,844
- South Penn Street —Byberry Road to 100 feet north. $82,046.75
- South Chester Avenue —West Moreland Avenue to Spring Avenue. $152,225.50
The council had been given an original list of 10 streets at its committee meeting earlier this month but the list was pared down to the eight roads.
The roads that didn’t make it onto the final list included Jacksonville Road, Bright Road, Crescent Road, and Oakdale Avenue.
Residents are dealing with a road closure through October with the Warminster Road Bridge.
Hegele had told Patch that the borough usually paves about three roads each year and budgets between $175,000 and $200,000, but that with rising asphalt costs, the estimates would come in higher.