Kiester Road improvements coming with county grant
SLIPPERY ROCK TWP — The township received thousands of dollars in county municipal infrastructure grants, and plans for the funds are already under discussion.
According to Paul Dickey, chairman of the board of supervisors in Slippery Rock Township, the infrastructure grants stem from county American Rescue Plan Act funds.
Dave Neill, township engineer, said Tuesday that the township plans to use their $176,900 for improvements along Kiester Road.
“We’re looking at drainage and ditch improvements on one side of Kiester Road near Route 8,” Neill said.
The township also applied for a PennDOT grant last year, after initially planning a larger-scale improvement to the road. The original project plan included widening the road as well as stormwater improvement. At that time, the supervisors applied for a $1.5 million multi-modal grant from PennDOT.
When applying for a PennDOT grant, Neill said, there’s no telling if you’ll receive the amount you asked for.
“That doesn’t mean we’ll get it all,” he said.
The supervisors hope to use funds from a PennDOT grant to supplement the planned $203,435 project.
Previous work was performed on Kiester Road near the township’s border with the borough of Slippery Rock, Neill added, using a PennDOT grant.
