Pedestrian crossings, sewer upgrades among Delco improvements covered by state grants

Now that Pennsylvania has passed its budget following a months-long impasse, multiple boroughs and townships in Delaware County are slated to receive grant funding for infrastructure, public safety and transportation projects.

Through the state’s Multimodal Transportation Fund, Upper Providence Township will receive a little over $600,000 for State Route 252 pedestrian safety and accessibility improvements, according to state Rep. Jennifer O’Mara, a Democrat who represents part of Delaware County.

The Multimodal Transportation Fund will also allocate $1.7 million to help Radnor Township build an extension of the multi-use Radnor Trail, per Democratic state Rep. Lisa Borowski. And that fund will allocate $134,000 to install an Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant crosswalk and make pedestrian safety improvements at the Ellis Preserve campus in Newtown Township.

Swarthmore will receive $314,000 for Myers Avenue improvements and $218,000 for Swarthmore Avenue pedestrian crossing improvements. In Morton, $750,000 will fund intersection modernization at Woodland and Morton avenues. And Springfield will get $704,400 for Windsor Circle pedestrian improvements.

Through the state’s Small Water and Sewer Program, meanwhile, Upper Providence Township will receive $318,000 for sewer replacement on Greenhill Road. The same funding source will grant Marple Township $75,000 for sanitary sewer rehabilitation, and Middletown Township will receive $500,000 to upgrade the South Heilbron Drive Pump Station.

Additionally, the Small Water and Sewer Program will earmark $275,000 for relining of the Darby Creek Interceptor MH 99-98 by the Darby Creek Joint Authority, said Democratic state Rep. Gina Curry. Another $382,500 will be used by Lansdowne Borough to replace approximately 500 feet of outdated and deteriorating sanitary sewer infrastructure, including installing new sewer lines and manholes.

The boroughs of Swarthmore and Morton also will get $170,000 for the Yale Avenue stormwater management project and $200,000 for Central Morton sanitary sewer rehabilitation, respectively.

On the public safety front, Springfield township will receive a $102,000 state grant for a new fire truck.