Sometime this month or next month, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and its sub-contractor McMinn's Asphalt will pave Route 441 in Columbia Borough to Washington Boro. But when?
Well, a better question might when will the intersections along the project get finished and will they be finished correctly.
For some reason, PennDOT has decided to repair the street corners and make then more handicap accessible. But its not like they weren't before. They are taking our the concrete and installing the bruick handicap accessible ramps.
And the work is of very poor quality.
At one intersection, in the area of Third and Locust streets, the corner wasn't done right. Across the street, the new curbs were installed more than three weeks ago and work hasn't been done in at least 15 days according to one business owner, whose front door is almost unaccessible. Not to mention its dangerous for those walking because they now have to walk out into the streets to cross the street.
There were also reports of a tile sidewalk damaged in one area and a building damaged in another area when they were taking the old concrete out. Also, in another area when the new concrete was poured, it was splashed on a building.
Business owners have called PennDOT about the problem and are getting no where,. Hoepfully, all the work will be done soon. There's a Memorial Day Parade upcoming along with a car show and craft show. That will look really nice when thousands visit our town.
