Frost Lane Sidewalk Project Goes Out To Bid In Newtown Borough

NEWTOWN BOROUGH, PA — The Newtown Borough Council this week voted to solicit bids for the construction of a new sidewalk on Frost Lane.

The new sidewalk will be built on the north side of the street between Lincoln Avenue and Edgeboro Drive.

“This is a long time in coming,” said council president Emily Heinz. “This is an unsafe street (for pedestrians) but we’re working on it. It’s going to be great. It’s going to be a good addition.”

The walkway will provide a missing link connecting the Newtown Trail via Washington and Lincoln avenues with the site of the future pedestrian bridge at Edgeboro Drive and Frost Lane.

Last year, the state awarded Newtown Township just shy of $1 million to build the new pedestrian bridge, which will span the Newtown Creek between Edgeboro Drive in Newtown Borough and North Sycamore Street in Newtown Township in the vicinity of Penn Community Bank.

When the new sidewalk and pedestrian bridge are finished, people will be able to safely walk or ride their bikes from the eastern side of Newtown Township, through the borough and into the western side of the township.

In other business at the meeting, the council approved the following special event applications:

• Arbor Day, sponsored by the Newtown Borough Recreation Board, on Thursday, May 15 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Brian Gregg Park next to the Chancellor Center. The rain date is May 16.
• Antique Car Show, sponsored by the Newtown Business Association, on Sunday, July 20 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on State Street between Jefferson Street and Centre Avenue. The rain date is July 27.
• The second annual Haunted Hustle 5K Run, sponsored by the NR2F1 Foundation, on Saturday, October 18 from 8 to 11 a.m. on a designated race route beginning and ending at Brian S. Gregg Park. There is no rain date.