PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

The Public Works Department is located at the Jack F. Hurley Transportation and Maintenance Center , 5975 Locust Lane .  This 25,000 square foot facility opened in 1988 and was dedicated to a former Township Manager who served our community from 1970 to 1987.  Public Works can be contacted at (717) 657-5615 and faxes can be sent to (717) 657-5616, or you may email your request to mebrennan@lowerpaxton-pa.gov .

The operating budget for the Public Works Department is nearly $2.7 million annually. Funding for Department activities is obtained from the Township's General Fund and from the Pennsylvania Liquid Fuels Tax Act of 1956. Liquid Fuels Funds are distributed to municipalities by the Commonwealth according to a formula based upon population and miles of municipal roads.

The primary responsibility of the Public Works Department is to maintain the infrastructure throughout the Township. The following list summarizes the major activities undertaken by the Public Works Department:

• Roadway resurfacing/micro-surface/crack sealing
• Traffic line painting and installation of traffic signs
• Snow plowing and application of anti-skid materials
• Pothole patching and pavement repair
• Maintenance of traffic signals
• Maintenance of bridges
• Grading of roadway berms and shoulder areas
• Installation and maintenance of storm sewer systems
• Grass cutting along public rights-of-way
• Collection of leaves during the fall season
• Street sweeping
• Park maintenance, including athletic fields and courts
• Management of the compost facility
• Municipal vehicle and equipment maintenance

The transportation network serving Lower Paxton Township is maintained by the Public Works Department. Existing traffic patterns and volumes are accommodated by the current system of state and local roads.  The Board of Supervisors plans for short term traffic impacts in the review and approval of development proposals.  On a more long term basis the Township's transportation network is studied in specific detail as part of the 2003 Comprehensive Plan.

Due to the rising cost of asphalt and other paving products we intend to implement a pavement management program. This program will be a critical tool in establishing pavement projects and providing budgetary costs.

As the number of road miles increase and as older pavements age, it is recognized that the Township must pave or reconstruct more road miles on an annual basis in the years to come.

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