Politics & Government

Hatboro Streets Considering Makeover

"Microsurfacing" would help save money road maintenance in Hatboro.

Hatboro might use a new technique known as “microsurfacing” to improve some of its busiest streets and limit needed maintenance, according to a report by The Intelligencer.

Borough Manager Fred Zollers said Monday night that the new treatment would add life to the roads, the report states.

Microsurfacing involves adding a protective seal coat to the top of the street.

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The city of Seattle, Washington has used the treatment to great effect.

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