Winter Road Maintenance

fall 2020

Township Priority Roads Winter Road Maintenance Winter Storm Maintenance curtails the snow from freezing to the Call the Township at (610) 436-5108 x201 road surface so it can be plowed later. or email [email protected] Road salt works best when there is for issues on these roads. traffic to work the brine over the surface. During freezing rain and sleet events, • Allerton Road anti-skid operations continue until • Blue Rock Road precipitation stops. • Bradford Avenue (only Hillsdale Rd to W. Miner St.) Snow plowing operations start usually • Brandywine Road after 2-3 inches of snow have accumulated • Conner Road (winter maintenance only) Each winter, the Township Public Works on road surfaces. If the precipitation is • Copeland School Road Department is responsible for clearing light, the Township will keep the entire (Rt. 322 to Guthrie Rd.; winter maintenance only) and plowing approximately 57 miles of road network clear, traversing all three • Frank Road Township roads—this equates to 114 lane types of roads listed above. • Guthrie Road miles. The roads are divided into seven • Harmony Hill Road plow routes—one for each plow operator. If the storm intensifies the trucks will • Highland Road (Rt. 322 to Hillsdale Rd.) focus on priority roads. Cul-de-sac streets • Hillsdale Road For the purposes of winter storm and minor roads will not be done unless • Lucky Hill Road operations, the Township further the priority roads can be kept open. If a • Mansion House Drive divides this road network into three storm intensity reaches a level that makes • North Creek Road (Rt. 322 to Rt. 162) service categories: it difficult to maintain, the trucks will • North Creek Road (Rt. 162 to Rt. 842) only focus on the priority roads. • Price Street 1. Primary roads are those with higher • Sconnelltown Road traffic volume and/or that serve as After the precipitation stops and all • St. Finegan Drive through roads (see list in sidebar to the Township roads have been plowed to • Shenton Road left). Winter maintenance starts on establish a minimum passable lane, • Skelp Level Road priority roads (and may focus solely on cartway lanes are opened wider to the • South New Street these roads during an intense storm) paved edge. Intersections and cul-de-sacs • Sunset Hollow Road to ensure these primary routes remain are cleared last. • Tree Lane open and passable. • Valley Creek Road The responsibility for providing winter • West Market Street 2. Secondary roads are all other maintenance on private roads is the subdivision roads. responsibility of the property owners (or PennDOT Priority Roads the developer in a new development). East 3. Tertiary roads are cul-de-sacs, which Bradford Township does not perform Call PennDOT at (484) 340-3200 for issues although lower priority, may be winter maintenance on state roads either on these roads. cleared and/or treated along with (see list in sidebar to the left). For winter secondary roads, as weather conditions maintenance problems with these roads, • Birmingham Road permit. contact PennDOT at (484) 340-3200. • Boot Road • Bridge Road Different types of storm events require Finally, the Township has enacted an • Copeland School Road different response strategies. Depending ordinance for snow emergencies. If a (Guthrie Rd. to Boot Rd.) on the type of precipitation and the snow emergency is declared, notification • Downingtown Pike (Route 322) temperature, the first step is often to will be posted on the website. During • Lenape Road (Route 52) apply salt that has been pre-wetted with snow emergencies parking is prohibited • Miner Street (Route 842) a salt brine/beet juice combination. This along Township roadways until the • South Bridge Road combination helps to lower the eutectic route has been pushed back to its full • South Creek Road (Rt. 842 to Rt. 52) point of the rock salt. This accomplishes width. Failure to comply may cause your ● • Strasburg Road (Route 162) two things—it reduces skidding and vehicle to be ticketed and towed.

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