Roadwork on Arcola Road Set to Begin

At the Sept. 6 Lower Providence Township Board of Supervisors meeting, the township awarded the West Lawn construction company EJB Paving and Materials with the bid to reconstruct Arcola Road in Arcola.

The bid came in at the amount of $243, 855 for paving and various associated items.

According to David Shaffer, Lower Providence Public Works director, the Arcola Road project itself would cost $209,415. The amount’s difference, Shaffer explained, would go toward similar roadwork along East Mount Kirk Avenue, in Eagleville, at which the regional sewer authority has installed sewer interceptors.

“We’re waiting to hear from the sewer authority to see if they’re interested in utilizing our bid,” Shaffer told the board.

Board chairman Richard Brown told Patch yesterday that the sewer authority is not obligated to pay back the township the East Mount Kirk Avenue roadwork construction difference, but the township is currently discussing the matter with the sewer authority.

“That will be our one big road project we get done this year,” Brown said at the meeting.

Brown described Arcola Road as both important and highly travelled.

According to Shaffer, roadwork on Arcola and East Mount Kirk Avenue are expected to begin soon.

The Arcola Road project will encompass a stretch of road starting at Eagleville Road (nearby Skyview Elementary) and lead to the Perkiomen Creek Bridge. Shaffer said during construction, a single lane closure is expected with certain travelling restrictions, such as having local traffic only.

According to Shaffer the roadwork is expected to last 30 days, and may wrap up by early October.