Road Resurfacing Project Now Underway In Newtown Township

Press release from the Township of Newtown:

September 20, 2023

Glasgow, Inc - the contractor who will be performing the milling and paving work for the Newtown Township 2023 Road Program this year, will begin work on Thursday, September 21, 2023.

Milling operations will begin on Sleepy Hollow Lane, Sleepy Hollow Drive and Frog Hollow Lane. Operations will then move to the Barren Road area next week. Glasgow is sending an updated anticipated schedule for review by the Township Engineer which will be posted upon approval.

Previously informational letters were mailed to residents who live along these roads. Glasgow, Inc. will be dropping a leaflet off right before they work on these roads. They will also post some “no parking” signs right before they start. Normally, a paving contractor will work to mill (grind off and remove the top 1 ½ inches of asphalt) all of the roads in the immediate area, then a few days later install and roll new asphalt. Even while the work takes place, residents will be able to get to and from their homes – as will school buses and trash, recycling, mail and delivery trucks. At certain times during the work they may need to wait though. The workers will make every effort to ensure the process is as smooth as is possible.

As you can imagine, some of the roads on this year’s program will be challenging as we know many residents park on those streets during the day. As it will be impossible to mill or to resurface with vehicles parked on the road, please follow the instructions of the paving contractor while they finish their work.

Please be extremely careful while traveling through any road work area for your safety and for the safety of those performing the work.

During the course of the project, the Newtown Township Road Program webpage will be updated regularly.

We appreciate the patience and understanding and cooperation of everyone involved while the repaving work takes place. It will be inconvenient for a short time, but the benefit of the new road should last for a long time.

Previous News Post:

The Newtown Township Board of Supervisors is committed to supporting a road resurfacing program that provides for the regular evaluation and prioritization of Township roads for repaving.

After careful evaluation and consultation with staff and the Township Engineer, Public Works recommended that the following roads be considered for inclusion on a potential Newtown Township Road Resurfacing program in 2023. At the May 22, 2023 Board of Supervisors Meeting, the Board approved the staff recommendation for the project.

Sealed bids were received by Newtown Township, electronically through the PennBid program (https://pennbid.procureware.com) until 11:00 AM, prevailing time, on the 21st day of June 2023.

At the June 26, 2023 meeting of the Board of Supervisors, the Board approved the Award of the project to Glasgow, Inc. with a base bid of $635,034.50 and an alternate bid of $17,048, as recommended by the Township Engineer. Note that the alternate bid was for work requested by the Municipal Authority and was approved by that entity.

At this time, the resurfacing work is anticipated to take place in early September.

The listing of roads that are part of the resurfacing project in 2023 are as follows:

This listing of roads represents 19,630 linear feet, or approximately 3.7 miles of the township’s 52.88 miles of roads. The recommendation is based on condition of the road surface in those areas, the work being primarily concentrated in two neighborhoods and the funding available for such work this year.

NOTE that Wedgewood Circle and Malin Road (the portion of the road surface that Newtown Township cares for) were also added by the Board of Supervisors for inclusion on the project. The project total is now over 4 miles of road work.

You can follow the link here to see the 2023 Road Program Map.

You can follow the link here to view the 2023 Road Program Advertisement and Bid Documents.

During the course of the project, the Newtown Township Road Program webpage will be updated regularly.

A decade ago, the Board of Supervisors began a commitment to implement a road program to drastically improve the conditions of our Township’s roughly 50 miles of roads. Upon the conclusion of this year's road resurfacing project, more than half of the roads that Newtown Township maintains will have been resurfaced in that time.

This press release was produced by the Township of Newtown. The views expressed here are the author’s own.