(6/24) A portion of Bullfrog Road in Liberty Township will close this summer while road crews fix stormwater management issues.
Supervisor Chair and Township Roadmaster Walter "Mickey" Barlow announced during the board’s May meeting that road crews must replace 13 pipes that are estimated to be more than 30 years old. Many of the pipes are cracked, Barlow said, preventing them from flowing water away from the road. The pipe replacement is estimated to cost $8,140.
The pipes currently under the road are made of concrete and have a circumference of 15 inches, Barlow said. The new pipes will be 18 to 24 inches and constructed of polyvinyl chloride to better control stormwater runoff.
When the project occurs, the township will close Bullfrog Road beginning at Pumping Station Road. Traffic will be detoured onto Tract Road or Water Street.
"We’re not going to get it all done in a month, this is probably going to take us all summer and probably some of the winter next year. We need to get these pipes in before we start tearing up road surfaces," Barlow said.
The township will also improve drainage ditches, Barlow said. The improved ditches and new pipes will lead into a complete resurfacing of Bullfrog Road in 2025 or 2026, Barlow said. That project is estimated to cost $600,000.
The township is also accepting bids to repair the fascia of Old Waynesboro Bridge, Barlow said. The township road crew attempted to complete the job in-house last summer, but realized they needed more specialized crews for the job.
In other business, supervisors unanimously approved hiring Russell Hartman as a part-time member of the road crew and Donna Powers as a police clerk.
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