$139K More Estimated for Lansdale PCTI Project

Have you seen Vine Street near Susquehanna and Derstine avenues? The new Lansdale Library lot is eyecatching as well.
The Wood-Vine Connector Project, also known as Lansdale's Pennsylvania Community Transportation Initiative, is moving ahead quickly, said utilities director Jake Ziegler in this month's Public Works Committee report.
"Sidewalks, curbs are installed up to the firehouse area," he said. "The brick accents will start any day now."
New period street lighting is now in the area, he said. Storm sewer work is completed between Green and Broad streets, he said.
However, the paving excavation of Vine Street between the entrance area to the former borough hall and Montgomery Avenue has brought up a concern.
"With all the utility work that took place out there, the numerous times that street has been cut up, there's some serious concerns on the long-term liability of the base out there," Ziegler said.
It will cost an estimated $139,000 more to reconstruct the roadway between Green and Broad streets.
"You need to do that in order to stabilize the roadway out there," Ziegler said.
In response to committee Chairman Steve Malagari's question, Ziegler said the asphalt is "consistently" four inches thick.
"It should be probably somewhere between six to eight inches," he said.
The reconstruction requires four inches of base course, and then must sit for the winter, Ziegler said.
"The final course would be springtime (2014)," he said.
All utility work for the renovation of the borough municipal complex will be done on the Railroad Avenue side of the property, Ziegler said.
"There should be minimal interference between this project and borough hall," he said. "We've asked that question several times and were assured it would be able to be worked from the Railroad Avenue side."
Councilman Jack Hansen gave kudos to Ziegler on Election Day. He said he asked him to move a grader from the parking lot across the street from Fairmount Fire Co., and Ziegler obliged.
Hansen said contractor Marino Corp. stepped up by putting a flagperson to protect voters and people crossing the street.
"Thank you very much. Take it back to your crew and the road crew also. They do an excellent job," he said.