Road Maintenance

The Borough maintains a transportation system of approximately 57 miles of roads and 18 miles of alleys.  Each year, our Field Operations department focuses on preservation treatments of existing roads, including crack sealing, base repairs, and pothole repairs. 

Not all roads in the Borough belong to the Borough. PennDOT also owns and maintains roads in the Borough. Here is a list of the roads that are PennDOT's responsibility:

  • Allen Road (PA 465)
  • B Street from North College Street to Borough line (PA 74)
  • Carlisle Springs Road (PA 34)
  • East High Street (PA 641, PA 74)
  • East North Street (SR 2002)
  • North College Street from B Street to West High Street. (PA 74)
  • North Hanover Street (US 11, PA 34)
  • Ritner Highway (US 11)
  • South College Street from West High Street to Walnut Bottom Road (SR 3025)
  • South Hanover Street (PA 34)
  • Trindle Road (PA 641)
  • Walnut Bottom Road (SR 3023)
  • West High Street (US 11, PA 641, PA 74)
  • West Willow Street from South Hanover Street to South West Street (SR 3023)
  • York Road (PA 74)

Potholes

If you encounter a pothole on a Borough street, you can call 717-240-1238 and provide the location of the pothole.

Potholes can also be reported by clicking the "Report and Issue" button at the top of the website or visiting this page: https://www.carlislepa.org/citizen_request/index.php. When filling out the form, select "Pothole or Road Issue" from the dropdown menu.

To report a pothole on a PennDOT road, call 1-800-FIX-ROAD (1-800-349-7623).

You can also report them online at https://customercare.penndot.gov/.

Click this link to learn more about potholes and how the Borough addresses them.

Annual Street Improvement Project

Each year, the Borough undertakes a program to maintain its roadway network, using a variety of road surface treatments depending on a road segment’s physical condition and priority ranking. Treatments have ranged from crack sealing to base repair, micro surfacing, ultra-thin bonded wearing course application, overlay paving, and surface milling and repaving. Generally, milling and paving is performed at the end of the road’s surface pavement life.

The work under the 2025 project consists of milling 1.5 inches of existing paving material and paving hot-mixed asphalt to a compacted depth of 1.5 inches over designed Borough streets, in accordance with the Contract Specifications, using material provided by the contractor. 

Click this link to learn more about the project and what streets are included this year.

 

PennDOT Project - East High Street

PennDOT has plans to resurface East High Street from East Street to Army Heritage Drive and York Road from the split to just past Giant Lane. Before that, the Borough will be replacing water mains along East High Street. By coordinating with PennDOT, we can ensure that our underground infrastructure is complete ahead of its paving, preventing the need to disturb newly finished roads and maximizing the value of both projects.

We will share any future updates on this project as soon as we receive them from PennDOT.