Peters Township Prepares Road Paving Program

It may be February but road resurfacing is on the mind of Peters Township Engineer Mark Zemaitis. He previewed the road resurfacing campaign for Council on Monday night. Zemaitis says that between 5 and 6 miles of road will be paved this year. The average age of roads in this year’s program is 21 years of age. Roads are determined by road surface condition, age and traffic volume. Proximity to other roads also is considered to save money on relocation costs for equipment. Residents whose roads will be paved will be notified by mail. Road preparation and drainage work is expected to begin in mid May. Milling work should begin in June. The township works to have pavement programs completed during the school summer vacation season so to not disrupt bus service. One paving project out of the township’s control is Route 19. Zemaitis did say that PennDot has alerted them that a road milling and resurfacing project is scheduled for the stretch of road between the Upper St. Clair township line south to Donaldson’s Crossroads. No date has been given for that work to be completed.