Sugarcreek Borough Press Releases

PennDOT is urging motorists to avoid travel In the Venango County area, if possible, due to localized flooding on state roads.

A severe storm recently passed through the area, causing water to pond and debris to fall on roadways throughout the county.

PennDOT urges motorists to be alert to water on roadways, obey warning signs and traffic control devices, and never drive through flooding or standing water on roads. Shallow, swiftly flowing water can wash a car from a roadway. Also, the roadbed may not be intact under the water.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 950 traffic cameras.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.

Subscribe to PennDOT news in Crawford, Erie, Forest, Mercer, Venango, and Warren counties at www.penndot.gov/District1.

Follow PennDOT on Twitter at www.twitter.com/511PAErie

 

A project to repave Atlantic Avenue (Route 4004) in the City of Franklin, Venango County, will start next month.

The project will include the full length of Atlantic Avenue from the eastern to the western intersections with Route 322.

Work will include milling and overlay, as well as updated guiderail, drainage, and pavement markings.

The contractor is Lindy Paving of New Galilee, PA. The contract cost is $924,325.31, which is to be paid entirely with state funds.

The project is made possible by Act 89, Pennsylvania’s transportation funding plan.

Work is expected to start July 8, 2019, weather permitting, and to be completed by September 27, 2019.

No detour is anticipated with this project, though motorists may encounter traffic controlled by flaggers.

PennDOT urges motorists to slow down when driving in work zones, and also to be alert to changing conditions, avoid distractions and to pay attention to signs and flaggers. Drive responsibly in work zones for your safety and the safety of the workers.

For more information on projects occurring or being bid this year, those made possible by or accelerated by the state transportation funding plan (Act 89), or those on the department’s Four and Twelve Year Plans, visit www.projects.penndot.gov.

Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 950 traffic cameras.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.

Follow local PennDOT information on Twitter at www.twitter.com/511PAErie.

The statewide technical issue that affected PennDOT’s photo licensing and related services at PennDOT’s Driver License and Photo License Centers on Tuesday, April 30, 2019, has been resolved by PennDOT’s photo license vendor. All driver licensing and photo licensing services are now available.

To find a PennDOT Driver License or Photo License Center near you, visit www.dmv.pa.gov and click on “Find a Location.”

Customers may also obtain a variety of driver and vehicle products and services online through PennDOT’s Driver and Vehicle Services website, www.dmv.pa.gov.

Driver and vehicle online services are available 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week and include driver’s license, photo ID and vehicle registration renewals; driver-history services; changes of address; driver license and vehicle registration restoration letters; ability to pay driver license or vehicle insurance restoration fee; driver license and photo ID duplicates; and driver exam scheduling. There are no additional fees for using online services.

A project to preserve seven bridges located throughout Venango County will start later this month.

Work on the bridges will include milling, resurfacing, and waterproofing on various bridges in Venango County. The project includes additional work on some of the bridges, including sealing parapets and sidewalks and repairs to expansion dams. 

The following bridges are included in the project:

• Route 38 (Fifth Street) over the Allegheny River in Emlenton;
• Route 62 (Petroleum Street) over the Allegheny River and Conrail tracks in the City of Oil City;
• Route 322 (Eighth Street) over the Allegheny River in the City of Franklin and Cranberry Township;
• Route 322 (Thirteenth Street) over French Creek in the City of Franklin;
• Kennerdell Road (Route 3008) over the Allegheny River in Clinton and Rockland townships;
• Old Route 8 (Route 3013) over Sandy Creek and a township road in Sandycreek and Victory townships; and
• Seneca Street (Route 6008) over Oil Creek in the City of Oil City.

Work will start April 29, 2019, at the Eighth Street Bridge that connects Franklin and Cranberry Township. The project is expected to be complete by October 18, 2019.

The contractor is Mekis Construction Corp of Fenelton, PA. The contract cost is $1,389,860.55, which is to be paid entirely with state funds.

This project was made possible by Act 89, Pennsylvania’s transportation funding plan.

No detours are anticipated with this project, but motorists may encounter lane restrictions with traffic controlled by flaggers.

PennDOT urges motorists to slow down when driving in work zones, and also to be alert to changing conditions, avoid distractions and to pay attention to signs and flaggers. Drive responsibly in work zones for your safety and the safety of the workers.

For more information on projects occurring or being bid this year, those made possible by or accelerated by the state transportation funding plan (Act 89), or those on the department’s Four and Twelve Year Plans, visit www.projects.penndot.gov.

Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 860 traffic cameras.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.

Subscribe to PennDOT news in Crawford, Erie, Forest, Mercer, Venango, and Warren counties at www.penndot.gov/District1.

Follow local PennDOT information on Twitter at www.twitter.com/511PAErie.

Lane restrictions will be in place on the Route 8 (South Franklin Street) Bridge in Titusville, Crawford County, next week as final milling and paving are completed.

Work will be done in one day during the week of April 15, weather permitting.

While the work is being done, motorists should expect to encounter lane restrictions and traffic controlled by flaggers.

PennDOT urges motorists to slow down when driving in work zones, and also to be alert to changing conditions, avoid distractions and to pay attention to signs and flaggers. Drive responsibly in work zones for your safety and the safety of the workers.

Motorists can check detours on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warning, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 860 cameras.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1. Or by following regional Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.

Follow local PennDOT information on Twitter at www.twitter.com/511PAErie.

Recent legislation allows the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) to now offer many new types of vehicle registration plates to its customers. 

Five of the new plates offer recognition for veterans, with two special funds plates and a historic military vehicle registration plate rounding out the new offerings.

Proceeds from the two special funds plates will help raise funds for worthy causes. The first of these is a new Distracted Driving Awareness registration plate. It is available for a motorcycle and a passenger car or truck with a registered gross weight of not more than 14,000 pounds or a motor home. The plate costs $40 with proceeds used to advance public education and outreach on the dangers posed by distracted driving. The other is an Honoring Our Women Veterans registration plate, available for a passenger car or truck with a registered gross weight of not more than 14,000 pounds. Fifteen dollars of the plate’s $35 cost goes to the Veterans Trust Fund to be used for programs and resources that assist women veterans. 

Three of the new plates – the Soldiers Medal registration plate, the Presidential Service Badge registration plate and the Legion of Merit registration plate – recognize veterans’ special contributions during their service. All are available for passenger cars or trucks with a registered gross weight of not more than 14,000 pounds for a fee of $20. Veterans must be able to show that they are recipients of the respective awards.

New for motorcycle owners is the Purple Heart Medal Motorcycle registration plate, which displays the words “Combat Wounded Veteran” across the bottom of the registration plate. Applicants must provide proof that they were the recipient of a Purple Heart Medal. Purple Heart registration plates are available for a fee of $11.

Our comrades-in-arms from other countries can apply for a Veterans of an Allied Foreign Country registration plate. It may be used on passenger cars or trucks with a registered gross weight of not more than 14,000 pounds. The fee for the plate is $20.

Among the selection of new plates is a Historic Military Vehicle registration plate. This registration plate is for antique or classic vehicles that were manufactured for use in any country’s military forces. The vehicles must be maintained to represent their original military design and markings. This plate is available for both historic military vehicles and historic military motorcycles. The fee for either military vehicle or motorcycle plates is $75.

More information, to include eligibility requirements and images of registration plates, is available at www.dmv.pa.gov by checking Registration Plates under Vehicle Services.

Saturday May 4, 2019 from 7 AM til 3 PM at the Borough Building.
*For Borough residents only

Items NOT accepted:
Lawn clippings, leaves, twigs/branches, brush, etc.
Tires
Electronics

Appliances MUST have Freon removed before disposal.

Dried, empty paint cans with lids off will be accepted.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is proud to announce that optional REAL ID-compliant driver’s licenses and photo ID cards are now available for Pennsylvania residents who want one.

A federally-accepted form of identification (whether it’s a Pennsylvania REAL ID driver’s license or ID card, a U.S. Passport/Passport Card, a military ID, etc.) must be used as identification to board a commercial flight or visit a secure federal building that requires ID at the door on and after October 1, 2020.There is no requirement that any resident obtain a REAL ID and PennDOT will continue to offer standard-issue driver’s licenses and photo IDs.

Federal REAL ID regulations require that PennDOT verify a customer’s identity, social security number, Pennsylvania residency, and name changes (if applicable), even if a customer already has a PA driver’s license or ID card. More info about document requirements, including a printable document checklist, can be found on the Document Check page of the PennDOT Driver and Vehicle Services website.

Customers have three options for obtaining a REAL ID product: customers may order their REAL ID online if they have been pre-verified; they can visit any PennDOT Driver’s License Center, have their documents verified and imaged, and their REAL ID product will be mailed to them within 15 business days; or they can visit one of twelve REAL ID Centers and receive their REAL ID product over-the-counter at the time of service.

When a customer gets their first REAL ID product, they will pay a one-time fee of $30, plus a renewal fee (current renewal fee is $30.50 for a four-year non-commercial driver’s license or a photo ID). The expiration date of their initial REAL ID product will include any time remaining on their existing non-REAL ID product, plus an additional four years, unless the customer is over 65 and has a two-year license. This expiration date structure means that the customer won’t “lose” time that they’ve already paid for. After the initial REAL ID product expires, the customer will pay no additional fee, beyond regular renewal fees, to renew a REAL ID product.

PennDOT has upgraded seven of its existing driver’s license centers to allow for over-the-counter issuance of REAL ID (Williamsport, Wilkes-Barre, Rockview in Centre County, Erie, Altoona, Norristown and South 70th Street in Philadelphia) and added the following new locations, which are now open for business:

• 1025 Washington Pike, Rt. 50, Bridgeville;
• ?143 S. Gulph Road, King of Prussia;
• ?1101 MacArthur Road, Allentown;
• 429 North Enola Road, Enola; and
• 2090 Lincoln Highway East., Lancaster.

REAL ID-compliant products are marked with a gold star in the upper right corner, standard-issue (non-compliant) products include the phrase “Not for REAL ID Purposes,” per federal regulations. Sample images can be viewed on PennDOT’s website.

More information about REAL ID in Pennsylvania, including frequently asked questions and information on documents required for REAL ID, can be found at www.penndot.gov/REALID.

The Northwest Commission has launched an online survey to gauge public input and opinion as it advances its work on an update of its regional long-range transportation plan (LRTP). Upon its completion later this year, the plan will serve as a 20-year blueprint as to how state and federal investments should be made across a 5-county region that includes Clarion, Crawford, Forest, Venango, and Warren Counties. The Commission last updated the plan in June 2015.

Each year approximately $56.6 million in state and federal funds is invested into the region’s transportation system. The LRTP will include an “investment plan” that includes potential projects to be considered by the Northwest Commission and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation as additional funding becomes available. 

The online survey is available at https://NW-LRTP.metroquest.com. The survey is interactive and participants are able to offer feedback on regional transportation priorities and suggested project needs through use of an interactive map.

“The survey provides an excellent opportunity for the public to provide input into the process in a user-friendly and convenient way,” said Travis Siegel, Regional Planning Manager at the Northwest Commission. The Commission is also planning to make the draft plan available at upcoming events throughout the region to gather public insights. A full list of events will be available in early March.

“The Commission is seeking to engage all users of our transportation system: students, workers, seniors, business owners, and tourists,” Siegel said. “By working together to define what our specific planning needs are, we can begin drafting the policies and identifying the projects we need to improve the region’s mobility and economic development potential.”

The Northwest Commission is leading the update of the transportation plan, in cooperation with PennDOT and technical consulting assistance from Michael Baker International, Inc. It is being guided by a project advisory committee consisting of representatives from the region’s five counties, the Oil Region Alliance, and the Crawford Area Transit Authority (CATA).

“This process is a regional conversation and an important opportunity for those who live and work within the region to discuss how we want to address transportation and traffic issues over the long-term,” Siegel said. “We all have a stake in those decisions, for our own future and economic competitiveness.”

About The Northwest Commission

The Northwest Commission is a Local Development District charged with administering services and programs to drive growth, create jobs and improve the region’s quality of life. It is also a formal partner with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and provides staff administration for the Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC), which controls how state and federal dollars are spent on transportation projects throughout the region. Offices are located at 395 Seneca Street, Oil City, PA. For more information, visit www.northwestpa.org.