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Roads & Road Issues
The Public Works Department is responsible for the ongoing maintenance of Newtown Township’s 52.88 miles of roads. Also running through the Township are 15.78 miles of state roads that are maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), as well as several miles of private streets. Click one of the tabs below to learn more about these different facets of our road infrastructure.
Township Roads
The Public Works Department maintains all roads that have officially been dedicated to Newtown Township. The Township repairs or resurfaces these roads as needed, plows and salts them during winter weather events and performs other maintenance necessary to provide for transportation needs within the community. Below you will find various information relating to our road system.
Newtown Township Roadway Evaluations (PDF)
Newtown Township Road Segments Listing - PennDOT (PDF)
Newtown Township Roads Map - PennDOT Listing (PDF)
Report a Concern
To report a pothole or other concern on any TOWNSHIP road please contact Newtown Township’s Public Works Department We will address all concerns on Township roads as soon as possible. For your convenience, use this link to submit your concern through Citizen Request Tracker.
To report a pothole or other concern on any STATE road (West Chester Pike / Rt. 3, Newtown Street Road / Rt. 252, Bishop Hollow Road, Bryn Mawr Avenue, Goshen Road, Media Line Road, St. Davids Road, Newtown Road, Church Road and portions of Gradyville Road) please contact PennDOT at 1-800-FIX-ROAD or by submitting your concern electronically via the PennDOT District 6 Customer Care Center.
Traffic Calming Policy
Newtown Township has established a policy by which residents can learn about and, if appropriate, request traffic calming measures in their neighborhood. Below you will find the policy itself, the Pennsylvania Traffic Calming Handbook and the two request forms which can be used when requesting potential traffic calming measures be studied. You are encouraged to read and understand the information in the policy before requesting a meeting, as the installation of traffic calming is more complicated that simply installing a speed hump. The Newtown Township Police Department coordinates the investigations and effort, with assistance from Public Works and Township Administrative Staff. A completed request for may be sent to the Chief of Police - a link to their webpage with contact information is HERE.
* Newtown Township Traffic Calming Policy
* PennDOT Publication 383 - Pennsylvania Traffic Calming Handbook
* Traffic Calming Policy - Request for Informational Meeting
* Traffic Calming Policy - Petition for Traffic Calming Study
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Harry J. Robinson
SupervisorPhone: 610-356-0200, ext. 134
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George Sharretts
Director and Road MasterPhone: 610-356-0200, ext. 112
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Public Works
Phone: 610-356-0200Fax: 610-356-8722
State Roads (SR)
These roads are generally noted as SR and the responsibility of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) to maintain. These include:
- Bishop Hollow Road
- Bryn Mawr Avenue
- Church Lane
- Darby-Paoli Road
- Goshen Road
- The portion of Gradyville Road from Bishop Hollow to Edgmont Township and Newtown Street Road (Rt 252) to Marple
- Media Line Road
- Route 252 (Newtown Street Road)
- Route 3 (West Chester Pike)
- St. David’s Road
Newtown Township Roads Map - PennDOT Listing (PDF)
Newtown Township does plow and salt all of these except Route 3 (West Chester Pike), Route 252 (Newtown Street Road), Media Line Road and the State-owned portions of Gradyville Road, which are plowed and salted by PennDOT.
Report a Concern
To report a pothole or other concern on any TOWNSHIP road please contact Newtown Township’s Public Works Department We will address all concerns on Township roads as soon as possible. For your convenience, use this link to submit your concern through Citizen Request Tracker.
To report a pothole or other concern on any STATE road as listed above please contact PennDOT at 1-800-FIX-ROAD or by submitting your concern electronically via the PennDOT District 6 Customer Care Center.
Private Streets
There are street in Newtown Township that are private / "paper" streets that are maintained privately, by a Home Owner’s Association or by the developer who built them. They are either kept private or will eventually turned over to Newtown Township for care. These streets are not presently maintained or plowed / salted by Newtown Township. Although not every private street is listed, these include:
- Alice Grim Boulevard
- Ashbrooke Road
- Camelot Lane
- Charles Ellis Drive
- Clermont Drive
- College Avenue (from Chestnut to Walnut)
- Columbia, Park, Pomona and Tuxedo Avenues (south of Fairview)
- Cornerstone Drive
- Farview Avenue (portion southeast of Locust to end)
- Hedgerow Lane
- Hickory Lane (from College to Farview)
- Hunters Run
- Locust Street (from Farview to Ellis)
- Main Street (from Ellis to College)
- Masons Way
- Mill Hollow
- Morton Street (between First Avenue and Third Avenue)
- Muirwood Drive
- Park Avenue (north of Florida and south of Fairview)
- Pine Street (from Tennis to Summit)
- Private drive off of Llangollen
- Second Avenue (west of Malley Street)
- Side streets connecting to Troop Farm Road
- Streets in Greene Countrie Estates
- Streets in the Liseter Development
- Summit Avenue (portion southeast of Locust to end)
- Tennis Avenue (from Chestnut to Hickory)
- Tuxedo Avenue (from Florida to Fairview)
- Walnut Street (from Farview to College, other than a short dedicated portion northeast of Tennis)