5/17/16
by News Department on 05/17/16Rpad Program...
Pottsville officials are gearing up for the annual road program, with a budget of “roughly $100,000” and numerous options on how to spend it.
Thomas W. Whitaker, the city’s superintendent of streets, said areas being considered for the program are, the pothole-ridden stretch of West Norwegian Street between Second and Third streets; The uneven grooves on North 16th Street between Laurel Boulevard and Elk Avenue near Pottsville Area School District’s campus; and the narrow called Line Alley behind Route 61.
The city’s 2016 road program may also include parts of Mount Hope Avenue between Seventh and 12th streets, and sections of McBarron Street, 13th Street, 14th Street and 15th Street, Whitaker said.
Before assembling the final list of projects, city officials will consider the problems with the city’s 48 miles of streets using the Urgent Repair List, an inventory that is updated with reports from council members, the street department and citizens.
There are seven wards in the city and Whitaker said he and city officials make an effort to include streets from every ward in the annual road program.
