Street Maintenance
There are three types of roads in Tredyffrin Township: Township, State and Private.
The Township maintains about 107 miles of road. Maintenance includes: line painting, signing, signaling, street sweeping, lighting, paving, plowing, drainage, and other maintenance (potholes).
Roads like Routes 202, 30, 252, Upper Gulph and Conestoga Roads are maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT). There are approximately 42 miles of PennDOT roads in Tredyffrin Township. The telephone number to reach PennDOT is 484-340-3201.
Private roads are owned and maintained by residents along these roads. Typically homeowners or civic associations collect fees to ensure these roads are maintained properly.
Second Class Township Large Map(PDF, 2MB)
Superpave 2025 Project
Road maintenance is one of the key components to municipal government responsibilities. Funding for the annual Superpave project primarily comes from Liquid Fuels Funding from the state and the annual Township budget.
Roads are reviewed and assessed yearly by the Public Works Department based on various criteria including surface condition, traffic volume and condition of underground utilities. Other circumstances are brought into consideration as well, such as known upcoming construction projects that will disturb the road.
Once the roads to be paved are finalized, the paving job is publicly advertised for construction companies to place bids to obtain the work.
The Board of Supervisors awarded the 2025 Superpave contract to Allen Myers, LP, the lowest bidder, during the June 16, 2025 public meeting.
Milling and paving is expected to begin the first week of September 2025. Additional updates will be posted as they become available.
Below are bid documents associated with the Superpave 2025 Program - an initiative to resurface various township-owned roads throughout the municipality.
For a detailed view, you can download the PDF version of the Superpave Program 2025 Map(PDF, 671KB) .
2025 Paving Schedule(PDF, 274KB)
2025 Superpave Program Bid Results
| Allen Myers, LP |
$1,152,474.00 |
| Glasgow, Inc. |
$1,262,072.00 |
| Heidelburg Materials LLC |
$1,266,796.00 |
| General Asphalt Paving |
$1,327,396.08 |
| Innovative Construction |
$1,464,003.60 |
| N. Abbonizio Contractors, Inc. |
$1,564,738.20 |
Right-of Ways
In addition to the paved portion of the roadway, the right-of-way extends beyond the curb and sidewalk. The right-of-way provides access to pedestrians and motorist and provides areas for utilities such as gas, electric, water, communications and sewers.
The typical Tredyffrin road right-of-way is 50 feet. Some older roads have right-of-way widths of 33 feet or 40 feet depending upon the age and use of the road. Larger volume roadways have a much larger right-of-way to allow for more lanes of traffic, heavier use and the location.
Property Owners' Responsibilities
Intersection corners are to be kept clear of vegetation and other obstructions for proper sight distance. Property owners are responsible for keeping their corners clear and unobstructed by keeping trees, branches and hedges trimmed. The Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code places the burden of clearing corner obstructions on the property owner, even if the obstruction is in the right of way.
In addition to keeping corner obstructions clear, property owners that have a fire hydrant in front of or along their property should insure that the hydrant is kept clear of brushes and other vegetation. The hydrant should be visible at all times to save firefighters time in case of a fire.
Trees abutting the street or in the right-of-way are the responsibility of the property owner to maintain. In the event of a storm and the tree falls into the street, Public Works crews will clear the roadway and place the tree in the area from which it fell. It is then the responsibility of the property owner to remove the debris.
Property owners should also insure that the trees are not blocking traffic signs or street lights.
The Township Public Works crews sweep certain streets in the fall to clear leaves that fall in the street but do not collect leaves swept into piles in the street. Residents are not allowed to deposit leaves in the street. Leaves should be composted on your property. If that is not an option, your leaf hauler provides several pickups during the fall for leaves or you may take your leaves to the Tredyffrin Township compost site on Mill Road.
Potholes
Potholes on Township roads should be reported to the Public Works Department by calling 610-408-3620 or submitting a form to report road conditions. Repairs may be temporary in nature during periods of inclement weather. More permanent repairs will typically be made during the paving program in the warmer months.
Potholes on state highways are the responsibility of the PennDOT. The local number at the Chester County Maintenance Office is 484-340-3201.
Citizens can report potholes on state highways by calling 1-800-FIX-ROAD (1-800-349-7623) or visiting the PennDOT website and clicking on “Submit Feedback".
Street Sweeping
The Public Works Department works hard to keep the Township streets as clean as possible. The Department sweeps the Township streets yearly and on an as-needed basis, based on factors including weather, the storm systems, road work and maintenance, etc., as weather and crews permit.
Street sweeping is not set to a certain schedule. Weather permitting, we work through the Township in sections until all roads have been completed. Once all streets have been cleaned, the sweeper will start all over again. The Township maintains about 107 miles of road.
- *NOTE: Roads like Routes 202, 30, 252, Upper Gulph and Conestoga Roads are maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT). There are approximately 42 miles of PennDOT roads in Tredyffrin Township. Private roads are owned and maintained by residents along these roads. Typically, homeowners or civic associations collect fees to ensure these roads are maintained properly.
In accordance with the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit issued by the PA Department of Environmental Protection, Tredyffrin Township is required to implement regular cleaning strategies to prevent pollution in stormwater runoff from municipal operations and everyday organic debris. Regular street sweeping reduces the amount of pollutants that are conveyed to the Township’s storm sewer system and ultimately discharge to area waterways and is a common good housekeeping operation to maintain compliance with the MS4 permit. Additionally, street sweeping is essential for the maintenance of the paving, storm water management and the mandated MS4 program that improves the quality of storm water runoff addressing environmental concerns.
Please remember you can help keep the waterways clean by not blowing or dumping yard debris in the street and clearing large debris or trash that gets in the storm drains.
About the Street Sweepers
The Township owns 2 street sweepers which can collect dirt, gravel, litter or small amounts of leaves or grass clippings, which can pass under the vacuum head. The sweepers use a water supply to help control dust.
Residents should be aware that under no circumstances are leaves to be raked into the street for pick-up by these machines. The sweepers cannot handle large piles of grass clippings, garden debris, vines, sticks, leaves, or brush since these materials will clog the intakes and damage the machinery. These materials should be separated and placed out for yard waste collection by your trash hauler or may be delivered to the Mill Road Leaf Site.
Please do not put your leaves in the street creating a traffic hazard! Bag your leaves!
Questions can be directed to publicworks@tredyffrin.org or 610-408-3620.
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