Unionville residents demand village road safety enforcement

Run for Recovery 5K gets approval from supervisors By Karen Cresta, Staff Writer, The Times Residents of the Unionville Village section of East Marlborough say not enough is being done to slow and prevent truck traffic through the historic neighborhood. EAST MARLBOROUGH – Truck traffic and speeding along on Route 82 in the village of Unionville was again the top topic of discussion at Monday night’s...

Brandywine Creed Rd. to close March 14-16

Brandywine Creek Road is scheduled to close between Harvey Bridge Road and Route 162 (Embreeville Road) in Newlin, on Monday, March 14, through Wednesday, March 16, from 7 AM to 5 PM, for core boring, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced. During construction, Brandywine Creek Road through traffic will be detoured over Harvey Bridge Road and Route 162 (Embreeville Road)....

Lane closures planned for this week

Travel restrictions are scheduled next week on Route 401 (Conestoga Road) at the Route 202 Interchange in East Whiteland, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT). The road and bridge work is associated with improvements being made under two construction contracts totaling more than $168 million to improve travel and safety on U.S. 202. Periodic flagger controlled lane closures...

Denton Hollow residents get update on traffic

Pocopson, State Police detail efforts made to slow detour traffic By Kelli Siehl, Staff Writer, The Times State Police Lt. Rich D’Ambrosio addresses Pocopson residents concerning traffic issues on Denton Hollow Road, Monday night. POCOPSON — What has the township done on Denton Hollow Road recently? That was the question…and residents living along the roadway who packed Monday night’s Board...

Letter: Denton Hollow safety concerns real

To The Editor, The concerns raised by residents regarding the traffic situation on Denton Hollow Road resulting from the detour of Route 52 have been misconstrued by some as whining and crying by a few people who simply don’t want to see more traffic on their road.  That’s not it – we are concerned township residents who see a recurring dangerous situation facing everyone using Denton Hollow. ...

Detour traffic plagues Pocopson residents

Traffic continues to cut through narrow roads as short cut to Rt. 52 roundabout detour By Kelli Siehl, Staff Writer, The Times Despite signs making it clear that Pocopson’s Denton Hollow Road is not the designated detour route for traffic going from Rt. 926 to Rt. 52, motorists continue to use the narrow roadway through a township neighborhood as a shortcut, concerning local residents. POCOPSON...

Denton Hollow residents mad about detour traffic

With Rt. 52 closed, narrow roadway is used to get to Rt. 926 By Kelli Siehl, Staff Writer, The Times Although signs have been posted advising against suing Denton Hollow Road as a detour route for the closed Rt. 52, local residents say they’re still seeing speeding, reckless driving and excessive traffic on their roadway. POCOPSON — During Monday night’s Board of Supervisors’ meeting,...

PennDOT warns of possible traffic trouble spots next week

Roadwork planned for several major area highways, including Rt. 52 and U.S. 1 The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has announced the following road projects in the area, which may cause traffic delays Monday through Friday next week: U.S. 1 in Kennett Township: lanes closures between Greenwood and Parkerville Roads from 7 p.m. t0 5 a.m. for paving. Rt. 52 in Kennett Township: lane closures...

Motorists warned after police mishap

Supervisors express concern about location of school bus stop on Rt. 926 By Nicole Brown, Correspondent, UnionvilleTimes.com BIRMINGHAM — At the Township Board of Supervisors meeting on Monday night, Chief of Police Thomas Nelling reported an accident involving a police cruiser. Last Tuesday, September 13, a police officer was driving west on 926 and was caught off guard by the stopped traffic just...