Borough News
Shared Driveway/Alley Apron Restoration
Beginning March 15 and lasting through approximately March 22, please expect some detours or delays due to apron restoration – the concrete entranceway to shared driveways. During restoration, which should last approximately one week, expect the aprons closest to the following addresses to be closed for several days:
768 School Ln - 897 Taylor Dr - 809 Bennington Rd - 938 Delview Dr - 1934 Edwards Rd - 1893 Carter Rd
Driveway Repaving Project Update - February 2023
With temperatures being warmer than usual, final repaving is able to continue earlier than originally anticipated. As such, work is expected to be completed the week of February 6 in the areas of Delview Drive, Bennington Road, Taylor Drive, Windsor Circle and Valley View Road
Driveway Repaving Project Update
Major repaving has concluded until approximately late April, 2023. Some milling, base repair and sealing will still be conducted intermittently in various areas. Please note that permit parking enforcement has resumed as of 1/2/23 and there is no plan to suspend it when overlay resumes in the spring as this is a brief process.
Modified Trash/Recycling Schedule - Week of January 2, 2023
There is no trash collection Monday, January 2.
Households with regular Monday trash pickup will take place Tuesday (1/3); Tuesday’s trash collection will be on Wednesday (1/4). There is no recycling this week.
Permit Parking Enforcement Resumes in January 2023
Permit parking enforcement will resume in *all* affected areas starting on the night of January 2nd, 2023 at 10:00 pm. Please plan accordingly.
Rear trash collection will also resume on the morning of January 3rd, 2023
Please note that you still may see some construction vehicles in your neighborhood and some limited work may be done over the winter.
Driveway Repaving Update - Week of December 12
Monday (12/12) – milling between Taylor Dr and Windsor Cir (YELLOW area on the construction schedule.)
Tuesday through Friday (12/13 – 12/16) – base repair on remaining various milled locations (DARK BLUE, DARK GREEN, ORANGE, LIGHT GREEN, YELLOW areas on the construction schedule.)
Driveway Repaving Update
On Thursday and Friday (Dec. 1 and Dec. 2) milling and base repair work will be done between Bennington Road, Delview Drive and Grant Road in the areas marked with Orange on the construction schedule.
On Monday and Tuesday (Dec. 5 and Dec. 6) there will be no work in Folcroft.
On Wednesday and Thursday (Dec. 7 and Dec. 8) milling and base repair will be done between Delview Drive and Grant Road in the areas marked with Green on the construction schedule.
On Friday (Dec. 9) milling and base repair will be done between Carter Rd, Edwards Rd and Grant Rd in the area marked with Yellow on the construction schedule.
Driveway Repaving Update - Week of November 20
On Monday 11/21 expect milling and base repair between School Lane and Grant road in the area marked with light pink on the construction schedule along with paving between Heather Road, Kent Road and Taylor Drive in the area marked with white on the construction schedule.
On Tuesday 11/22 expect paving between Carter Road, Heather Road and Taylor Drive in the area marked in pink (not light pink) on the construction schedule
Lastly, on Wednesday 11/23 expect milling and base repair between School Lane and Grant Road in the area marked with light pink.
Driveway Repaving Update: Week of November 13
Next week, construction will focus on milling and base repair between Carter Road, Grant Road, Edwards Road and School Lane in the areas marked with navy blue, light blue and light pink on the weekly construction schedule.
Driveway Repaving Update - Week of November 6
On Monday, 11/7 expect work on Taylor Drive in the area marked in red on the repaving schedule along with milling and base repair on between Heather Road, Kent Road and Taylor Drive – this area is marked in white on the repaving schedule.
On Tuesday 11/8 expect work behind Kent Road and Taylor Drive in the area marked in green along with more milling and base repair between Heather, Kent and Taylor in the area marked in white. on the repaving schedule.
Driveway Repaving Update - Week of October 30
On Monday 10/31 expect milling and base repair between Kent and Heather Roads (marked in white on the construction schedule)
On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (11/1, 11/2 and 11/3) expect continued milling and base repair between Carter Road, Heather Road and Taylor Drive (areas marked in pink on the construction map)
Update: Trash Collection During Repaving Project
Trash collection will be moved to out front of homes while shared driveway repaving is conducted in the Delmar Village and Ravenwood neighborhoods of the borough. Trash will continue to be collected out front until all alleyway repaving concludes and you will be provided advanced notice for when it returns to alleyways.
Driveway Repaving Update - Week of October 23
On Monday 10/24, Tuesday 10/25 and Wednesday 10/26, milling and base repair will be conducted in the area marked in green on the construction schedule, along Kent Road and Taylor Drive. Also, on Wednesday 10/26, Thursday 10/27 and Friday 10/28 milling and base repair will shift to portions of Kent Road and Heather Road – areas listed in white on the borough construction schedule.
Driveway Repaving Update: Week of October 16
On Monday 10/17 expect roadwork on D Avenue – the area roughly behind Glen Avenue.
On Tuesday 10/18 and Wednesday 10/19 expect paving to be done on the unit block of King Avenue, Llanwellyn Avenue and the unit block of Folcroft Avenue along with more work on D Avenue. This work could be delayed depending on the weather.
Driveway Repaving Update: Week of October 10
Llanwellyn Gardens
Construction this week should mostly be focused in the Llanwellyn Gardens neighborhood – the unit block of King Avenue, Llanwellyn Avenue (all) and the unit block of Folcroft Avenue.
Shared Driveway/Alleyway Repaving Starts Around October 11th
Shared driveway repaving – alternatively known as easement repaving or alleyway repaving – will begin around October 11th, weather permitting.
Please consult these resources, including a preliminary construction schedule and zone maps, for more details on this project.
Shared Driveway Repaving Construction Agreements Active
Temporary Construction Easements for shared driveway repaving are now available. Please read for more details.