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Cranberry supervisors provide updates on stormwater projects

CRANBERRY TWP — Supervisors provided information regarding the ongoing stormwater projects in the area during a board meeting Thursday evening.

Nine out of the 11 projects, including the restoration of Peters and Woodlawn Roads, that were started at the beginning of the year are now completed.

Another one of those projects — the Robinhood Drive Stream Stabilization Project, which will help provide more protection from overflowing water on the road — will be completed this month.

“The township has been working on stormwater initiatives for 20-plus years,” said township manager Dan Santoro. “We’ve done a great job in managing and maintaining stormwater. But as the systems age out there, there’s a need to upgrade and take care of existing problems or problems that arise throughout the community. It’s very important to stay in front of, plan for and fund those projects to reduce the damage.”

Four projects currently under construction are culvert rehabilitation on Valerie Drive and Pinehurst Drive, as well as Phase 1 and 2 Municipal Separated Storm Sewer System stream restoration projects, which will all continue to receive attention in the coming months.

In addition, five upcoming project proposals are in the design and planning phases. Those entail drainage improvements to Hope Road, a culvert repair on Pinebrook Drive and storm sewer upgrades to Wyndmere Drive, Wayne Drive and Northfield Road.

‘Green Light-Go’

The board also received news Wednesday when it was announced the township would be receiving $411,000 from the state Department of Transportation’s “Green Light-Go” program.

That money will be distributed to three significant projects, including the replacement of two traffic signal cabinets; an upgrade to video detection on Route 19, Route 228 and Rochester Road; and the rejuvenation of the emergency traffic signal equipment on Route 19 and Cranberry Fire Station No. 2.

Only the emergency signal replacement requires design and permit permissions, and discussions on that process will get underway in the coming months.

“We’ll get moving on a design with an engineering firm and will have to get permits through PennDOT,” said Santoro. “There’ll be several months of design and later in the year, maybe early next year, we’ll get out the bid to a construction company to build it.”

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