The Public Works Department provides a wide variety of services including maintenance of 51+ miles of roadway and right-of-ways, which require paving & patching, shoulder maintenance & grading, snow removal & de-icing, storm sewer & ditch maintenance, street sweeping, sign installation & maintenance, clearing of grass, trees, tree limbs and other vegetation along public rights-of-ways, and recycling. The department also provides building and fleet maintenance for the Township.
If an emergency situation arises outside regular operating hours, such as a tree down blocking the road, landslide or collapse of the pavement in a roadway, please call 911 to report the emergency.
Street Maintenance
Public Works Department is responsible for street paving and patching, shoulder maintenance, stormwater pipe and ditch maintenance, street sweeping, and sign installation and maintenance.
Township typically contracts for large paving and street surface maintenance work.
Right-Of-Way Clearing
The clearing of trees, tree limbs and other vegetation along public rights-of-ways is completed as needed throughout the year to prevent interference with public use of Township streets.
Most right-of-way tree trimming is completed during the dormant season. For annual tree trimming, the Township is broken into quadrants for a routine rotation of services.
If you notice branches from trees on your property overhanging into the Township right-of-way, you may want to consider having the trees trimmed by an arborist of your choice.
Street right-of-ways should have a vertical clear zone of no less than 14 feet above the roadway. Right-of-way widths vary from street to street.
2024 Base Repair, Paving and Seal Coating Street Maintenance
WHEN
Depending on contractors’ schedules base repair and paving projects are tentatively projected to start in May or by June 1st and are scheduled to be completed by June 28th. Contractors that are seal coating can tentatively start their projects on June 28th and are scheduled to be completed by September 13th. All work will start at approximately 7:00 a.m. Exact start dates may vary depending on weather. We will send out TextMyGov notices and post on Facebook as well as the ebtwp.org website once project start dates are known.
STREETS IMPACTED by BASE REPAIR, PAVING and SEAL COATING WORK
FAIRFIELD DEVELOMENT
Villa Vista Avenue
Beverly Drive
Keila Avenue
Brooke Drive
Belair Drive
Fairsom Court
PARIS MEADOW ESTATE
Lowe Street
Fairview Drive
Poplar Road
Crossing
Primavera Circle
Cambridge Lane
Walnut Road
Mountain View Road
Ridge Road
Valley View Road
Bull Run Crossing
LINNTOWN AREA
South 20th Street
South 19th Street
South 15th Street
South 13th Street
South 12th Street
South 11th Street
Heim Avenue
Curtain Avenue
NORTHSIDE of STATE ROUTE 45 (WEST MARKET STREET)
Saint Mary Street
Industrial Boulevard
North 16th Street
North 15th Street
North 13th Street
North 12th Street
North 11th Street to Rail Trail
North 11th Street from Hardwood Drive to Saint Mary Street
North 10th Street to Rail Trail
North 10th Street from Hardwood Drive to Saint Mary Street
Hardwood Drive
Rural Avenue
Rye Alley
Buffalo Alley
Saint Anthony Street
TEMPORARY INCONVENIENCES
Residents should expect temporary street or lane closures, with limited or no access to driveways and parking area. No street parking will be permitted during maintenance projects.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Contact the Township Office at 570-523-6320. Office hours are Monday – Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. or visit the website at ebtwp.org.
Please Slow Down and Stay Alert When Traveling Through the Road Construction Areas.
Street Shoulder Maintenance
A street shoulder is the area along the street, typically 12-24 inches wide and – for Township streets – usually unpaved.
Street shoulders in the Township right of way must slope away from the paved street surface to allow water to drain away from the street. Stormwater collects along the shoulder edge and travels parallel to the street until a point of collection or point of discharge, such as a ditch, swale or stormwater pipe inlet.
Street and shoulder drainage is important to minimize street flooding, minimize icing during cold weather conditions and preserve the street surface. Even the tiniest “false berm” acts as a barrier to surface water drainage and prevents water from properly reaching a swale, ditch and/or inlet, causing serious damage and/or creating safety risks.
The Township Public Works Crew is responsible for shoulder cutting and grading to improve drainage and allow water to leave the street.
Winter Maintenance
The Public Works Department is committed to providing excellent winter maintenance service. Our goal is to keep roads passable; that does not mean that roads will be completely free of snow and ice.
Property owners can assist by observing the following:
- Do not park in a cul-de-sac or within 100 feet of the terminus of dead end streets. (Ordinance #364 August 12, 2013)
Keep your vehicle off the street until the street has been completely cleared. - Never deposit snow or ice on a public street. This can cause a hazard for drivers and possibly your property. (Ordinance #364 August 12, 2013)
- Remove snow and ice from all sidewalks within the right-of-way of public streets. (Ordinance 289, December 14, 2006)
- Do not interfere or impede Township vehicles plowing snow or applying de-icing materials.
- Shovel snow away from a fire hydrant located on or near your property.
Prevent re-shoveling after plowing.