Monday, February 4, 2013
Giant Food Stores will present a conditional use application at a hearing in March for a 'Giant to Go' gas station along northbound Route 309 and southbound Horsham Road.
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Monday, February 4
Giant Food Stores wants to build 10 gas pumps and a 5,000-square-foot convenience store — all open 24/7 — near Five Points Plaza on the property of the former 309 & Horsham Road Plaza, according to Dan Sokil of The Reporter. Montgomery Township Supervisors authorized Jan. 28 a continuance of a public hearing to March to consider a conditional use application from Giant to permit construction of the gas station on the site, according to the article. The property is located on the northbound side of Route 309 and southbound Horsham Road, near the Five Points intersection; it formerly housed businesses such as Golf Etc., Superstarz Kidz Salon and Mattress Giant, according to the article. The property is between Route 309/Bethlehem Pike and …
Monday, February 27, 2012
Montgomery Township supervisors received an update this month on continuing and upcoming traffic improvement construction projects, including the CCTV traffic upgrade along Route 309
In three years, all major traffic improvement projects should be wrapped up in Montgomery Township. Joe Platt, of Traffic Planning & Design, presented supervisors this month with an update on current and future transportation construction improvement projects in the township. "I'm sure you are reminded every night when you walk in of the $350 million of investment in this area," Platt said. His presentation looked at the main arteries of the township where projects are underway or ready to be underway, such as the 202 Parkway Project, Five Points and County Line Road. The 202-Section 65N project is "a little behind schedule," said Platt. "There were some utility coordination issues late last year, getting those poles moved," he said. "…
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Numerous accidents plagued the North Penn and Indian Valley areas Saturday
It was a day of vehicular accidents and delayed traffic on Saturday in the North Penn and Indian Valley areas. It all began at 4 a.m. when a transformer fire in Montgomery Township cut out all the lights at the Five Points intersection. At around 11 a.m., Knapp Road was closed at North Wales Road due to a motor vehicle accident with a rescue on the Lansdale side. Commuters in the area of Welsh Road/W. Main Street/63 and West Orvilla Road were delayed by a three-vehicle accident that blocked the intersection – this is where Spaniel’s Exxon and the cemetery are located. Within minutes of one another, two accidents occurred in extremes of the county. At 521 Ridge Road in Telford Borough, near Salford Township, crews from Tylersport Fire Co. …
steve
12:48 pm on Monday, February 4, 2013
The school house is not in jeopardy So we will still have that eye sore....great more ›