State trying to expedite voter-ID process
Two choices available at Driver Licensing Centers, which will be open Nov. 5
State officials said they are working to ensure that residents can obtain voter IDs.
The Pennsylvania Departments of Transportation and State announced Tuesday that voters can choose to receive either secure PennDOT IDs, or Department of State voting-only ID cards, when visiting a PennDOT driver license center to obtain...
New hope for Red Bridge
Pocopson officials talk options to replace bridge rail at development’s entrance
By Kelli Siehl, Staff Writer, The Times
The bridge at the entrance of Red Bridge Farms in Pocopson is in need of repairs, due to issues with wood rot. Township officials are looking for options that look similar but will stand the test of time.
POCOPSON — Red Bridge Farms’ residents received good news during...
E. Marlborough officials: slow down to lower speed limit on Rt. 82
Residents renew request to cut limit in Unionville Village area from 35 MPH to 25 MPH, but PennDOT has final say
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Unionville Village residents are asking the township to reduce the speed limit along Route 82 from 35 MPH to 25 MPH, but PennDOT has the final say, township officials say.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Slow down and just maybe, just maybe, someone in Harrisburg...
Line-painting may prompt lines of traffic
Road repairs could also create jams, PennDOT warns
Line-painting trucks, lane restrictions, and lane closures are among the potential traffic-jammers on tap for area residents, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.
The agency said slow-moving painting vehicles will be working throughout the county from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. next week. In addition, PennDOT identified...
US-202 work in home stretch
The end of the seemingly endless reconstruction work on US-202 in Westtown and West Goshen Townships is approaching, officials from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) said this week.
The final paving operation on the 4.3-mile stretch of 202 in West Chester will slow nighttime travel between Matlack Street and Route 100 through Thursday from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., the agency said. The...
W. Marlborough wants to take 842 back
Asking East Marlborough to join it in taking roadway back from PennDOT
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Time was, local townships were happy to have the state take over local roads and the costs to pave and maintain them. But increasingly, local governments are looking to regain control over roadways — in part to slow expansion, better control traffic and to maintain...
Repair of Red Bridge’s bridge proving complicated
Multiple issues, including PennDOT rules, extending process for a fix
By Kelli Siehl, Staff Writer, UnionvilleTimes.com
The bridge at the entrance of Red Bridge Farms in Pocopson is in need of repairs, but a combination of factors is slowing the process.
POCOPSON — Costs and governmental regulations are just some of the factors holding up repairs for Red Bridge Farms’ namesake bridge.
At Monday’s...
Birmingham, Pocopson talk 926 bridge replacement
Newest PennDOT plans call for raising roadway approaches to finally end most flooding issues
By Kelli Siehl, Staff Writer, UnionvilleTimes.com
Birmingham and Pocopson officials hope to work closely together on plans to replace the Route 926 bridge over the Brandywine.
POCOPSON — Township supervisors approved revised plans by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) for a new Route...
Route 926 slated to close Tuesday
Two months of traffic headaches likely ahead for Unionville motorists
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Starting Tuesday, according to PennDOT, Route 926 between Route 52 nd Parkerville Road will be closed for about a month, making driving around the Unionville area a challenge.
Oft-delayed, but unavoidable, it appears that the first scheduled closure of Route 926 at Route 52 will actually...
Route 52/U.S. 1 work shifts to high gear
As roadway is moved and new intersections built, the disruption of traffic could play havoc locally.
By P.J. D’Annunzio and Mike McGann, Staff Writers, UnionvilleTimes.com
Signs like these may become common sights as roadways, such as Route 926, are likely to be closed for extended periods during the Route 52 realignment project.
For area residents, it’s going to be a classic “good news-bad...
