Delancey Court residents asking the township to consider traffic calming measures to mitigate backups on Route 413/Durham Rd.
On February 26, Steven Kieley, representing the Delancey Court Homeowners Association, expressed concerns before the board of supervisors over future traffic that will be generated by the development.
Durham Investments is currently seeking land development approvals for a 10,000 square foot daycare center and a 6,000 square foot medical office building across Route 413 from Delancey Court on a slightly less than five-acre parcel just north of the township building on Durham Road.
“Our issue centers on the fact that there’s going to be 726 trips in and out of that site every day,” Kieley told the supervisors last week. “The worst situation is during the peak hours of the morning between 7 and 9 and the peak hours of the evening between 4 and 6, there will be a line of traffic making left hand turns from the center lane of 413 (into the daycare center site) blocking the line of sight by our residents (as they exit Delancey Court) as well as the southbound drivers on Route 413. It’s going to be a very dangerous situation.”
Kieley asked the supervisors to approach PennDOT with the idea of including traffic calming signals at the northbound and southbound approaches to the daycare center that would break up the backups and allow for turning movements. The signals, which he said are used successfully in New Jersey, turn red for about 30 seconds allowing congestion to clear.
“It doesn’t really disrupt traffic, but it does slow down traffic and allows traffic to move,” he said.
Listen to Mr. Kieley's comments at the 26 Feb 2025 BOS meeting...
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