Middletown Road Right Turn Lane Now in Operation
Middletown Road Right Turn Lane Now in Operation
After 14 years of advocating for the project, I am proud to announce that the right turn lane on Middletown Road is now in operation. Last month, I held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the occasion.
The construction, which cost a total of $772,003, includes two projects combined into one contract. The first project included the widening of Middletown Road for installation of the right turn lane, as well as repair and repaving between Plum Road and the bridge over Route 322. Also included was an upgrade to the traffic signal and embankment stabilization where the road was widened for the turn lane.
The other project includes the repair and resurfacing of Middletown Road between the bridge and Long Alley Road, as well as the installation of curb cut ramps that are compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The overall project is scheduled for completion by late November.
The right turn lane has been a highway improvement on my agenda since becoming a state legislator 14 years ago. Only after the passage of the comprehensive transportation legislation (Act 89), which I supported in the House, was it added to PennDOT’s priority list. The new turn lane will help move traffic along, especially during the busy commuting rush hours when traffic gets backed up all the way to Stoverdale United Methodist Church.
Area Hunters Can Share Their Harvest
Pennsylvania’s firearms season for deer will soon be underway and many residents of the 106th District will be heading into the woods. I would like to remind hunters who are successful in the upcoming deer seasons about the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Hunters Sharing the Harvest (HSH) program.
Since 1991, the HSH program has coordinated the processing and distribution of donated wild game from hunters to Pennsylvanians in need. An average-sized deer will provide enough highly nutritious, low-cholesterol meat for 200 meals.
In an average hunting season, the HSH program will channel about 100,000 pounds of processed venison annually through the state’s 21 regional food banks, which then redistribute the meat to more than 3,000 local provider charities such as food pantries, missions, homeless shelters, Salvation Army facilities and churches, in addition to families.
Anyone interested in donating venison to the HSH program should call 866-474-2141 or visit
sharedeer.org for more information.