Annual Street Improvement Project
Dry milling involves the mechanical removal of the top 1 1/2 to 2 inches of existing road surface to remove unsound material and facilitate surface drainage. After the milling occurs, crews will repave those sections of roads. The millings are also reused in various construction projects for the Borough. The following roads are scheduled to be milled and paved as part of 2022's Street Improvement Project. Work is scheduled to begin on September 12. The schedule is subject to change based on weather or other factors.
September 12- McKnight Street - Milling
- College Street from C Street to G Street - Milling
- Factory Street from Lincoln Street to D Street - Milling
- Short section of A Street immediately west of Factory Street - Milling
- May begin milling C & D Streets if time permits
- Pitt Street from C to D Street - Milling
- Prep Factory Street for Paving
- Pitt Street from C Street to D Street - Paving
- Short section of A Street immediately west of Factory Street - Paving
- McKnight Street - Paving
- Factory Street from Lincoln Street to D Street - Paving
- College Street from C Street to G Street - Paving
Microsurfacing is an application of a liquid asphalt/stone aggregate mixture coating over the road to extend its useful life. This process helps extend the life of pavement quickly and inexpensively. Microsurfacing also cures quickly, allowing the roads to be open to traffic much faster than traditional paving. The following roads are scheduled to undergo microsurfacing during the last week of September.
- Shearer Drive from Industrial Drive to the railroad tracks
- South Shearer Drive
UTBWC is a PennDOT-approved treatment, sometimes used on interstate highways. It is a modified form of paving in which a polymer-modified emulsified asphalt membrane is placed, then immediately overlaid with an ultra-thin bonded wearing course of hot-mix asphalt concrete in one pass of a single paving machine. The final product will look like regular paving. This process is preventative maintenance and is intended to extend the life of our roads between full mill and pave treatment. The schedule is subject to change based on weather or other factors.
September 12- Prep Work
- Gobin Drive
- Olson Drive
- Begin Fairview Road
- Finish Fairview Road & Gobin Drive
- Media Road from Hamilton to Gobin
- Hamilton Street from Gobin to Borough boundary
- Webster Street
- LeTort Spring Road
- Henderson Street