Water Main Work Creates Traffic Woes on County Line

Traffic restrictions at County Line and York roads has caused a build up of traffic congestion at the busy intersection. The section is expected to be complete by next week.

Traveling along the County Line and York road intersection has its harrowing moments, but the past two weeks have been practically impossible for motorists. The ongoing project to replace seven miles of water main pipes made a stop at the intersection last week, forcing the stretch of road down to two lanes while crews prevented drivers from making left turns during late morning hours into the early afternoon. For example, if you are traveling westbound on County Line, and wanted to turn left on York, workers will stop you and direct you to keep driving on County Line. Though the project is still months away from completion, Bucks County Water & Sewer Authority spokesperson Patrick Cleary says that section will be cleared of construction …

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New Neighborhood Coming to Lower Moreland?

The township received a sketch plan for 54 single family homes over 47.8 acres of land.

The Lower Moreland Board of Commissioners will meet Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. in the municipal building to review two sketch plans it recently received. The first Community Development item to be discussed will be the property that was formerly the Island Green Golf Course. A developer has submitted a sketch plan that calls for 54 homes to be built over the 47.8 acres of land. The rest of the agenda details are listed below: The township will be reviewing these sketch plans and a decision on both of these items Tuesday night is unlikely. View the PDF files above to to view the letter that was sent out to residents who live near the vicinity of the proposed projects. For more information regarding current development applications in the …

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PennDOT: Road Closures at Willow Grove Exit

The following information was provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

Roadway Resurfacing on Pa. Turnpike’s Interstate 276 begins this Month Nighttime paving, reduced speeds may cause delays between Exits 343-351 until 2013. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission advises motorists using Interstate 276 between Willow Grove (Exit #343) and Delaware Valley (Exit #358) to be prepared for overnight lane closures with reduced speeds of 40 miles per hour starting later this month. Overnight repaving work will be performed weeknights during off-peak hours until the project is completed in spring 2013. The Turnpike Commission determined it was necessary for customer safety to resurface this section of I-276 and awarded the $12 million project to Glasgow Inc., Glenside, Pa. in Dec. 2011. The contractor anticipates …

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PHOTOS: Sidewalk Construction at Huntingdon Valley Library

Crews have been working on Red Lion Road to get the new sidewalks complete at the HV Library.

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PHOTOS: Updated Tennis Court Construction

The finishing touches are being put on the new tennis courts at LMHS.

Construction crews have been working all summer on building new tennis courts at Lower Moreland High School. A new path was put in adjacent to the Buck Rd. extension leading into the parking lot, as well as new fences surrounding the courts, new surfaces and new nets.

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PHOTOS: Sidewalks Installed Along Red Lion Road

Construction crews were out today installing new portions of the sidewalk near the new Wawa.

The cement is down and the new sidewalks are coming into form on Red Lion Road across from Lower Moreland High School. The sidewalk being installed today is next to the softball field at Murray Avenue, and is supposed to create a safer atmosphere for kids coming from the field who want to walk to the new Wawa. A chain-linked fence was supposed to be installed parallel to the street last week, but that is expected to happen later this week.

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Photo of the Day: July 18

Construction has begun in parts of Lower Moreland causing some traffic delays.

Construction crews have been working in Lower Moreland this week. Some traffic lights have been shut off and workers are directing traffic throughout the township.

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PHOTOS: Construction at the Tennis Courts

The courts at Lower Moreland High School are in the process of getting a makeover.

Check out the progress that's been made so far.

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Photo of the Day: May 11

Construction workers have been doing work on Huntingdon Pike all week.

It's been about five days since the street sign at the corner of Huntingdon Pike and County Line Road has been down. It was taken out for the handicapped accessible ramps. How many more days will it be until it is replaced in the ground?

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