Godshall Comments on 309 Connector

7/25/2019 Godshall Comments on 309 Connector

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ROBERT

W. GODSHALL,

MEMBER

COMMITTEES

150 MAIN CAPITOL

BUILDING

HARRISBURG

PENNSYLVANIA

7120

20z3

LEf lEBUDGE T FI \ NCE

DISTRICT

OFFICE.

1702

COWPATH

ROAD

HATFIELPENNSYLVANL

nus

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prez

enta

tifte

FAX:

215 361-4220

Commonwealth

of

Pennsylvania

E-mail:

rgodshalpahouscgop.com

Harrisburg

June

20, 2016

TIP/LRP Comments

Office of

Communications and

Engagement

Delaware

Valley

Regional

Planning

Commission

190

N.

Independence

Mall West, 8th Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19106

FAX AND

HARD COPY

Subject:

2 172 2

Transportation

Improvement

Program

NIPMS

1643 ; PA

309,

Connector

Project; 51


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While

there

are

coundess examples

how completion

of

the

309

connector will benefit individuals

and

businesses

both

in

and outside

the

region

let

me

cite

one specific example

with

which I have

personal

knowledge

The

negotiations with

PennDOT

that

lead

to the

1997

gas

tax

increase

included promises

from

PennDOT

that the

309

Connector

would

be completed

At

about

the

same

time JBS was

pursuing

the

purchase

and

expansion

of

Mover

Packing

MOPAC

in

Franconia Township, near

the

route of

the proposed 309

Connector.

Located 40

miles

northwest

of

Philadelphia

the

Souderton

beef processing

facility

in Franconia

Township, Montgomery

County

is

the

largest beef

facility

east of

Chicago IL

serving

customers

along the

eastern

seaboard

and

around the globe

The plant

provides more

rhan 1000 family

sustaining

jobs JBS

Souderton

team

members

support

the local

United

Way

the

Keystone

Opportunity

Center

and

many

other

local

community

organizations.

JBS

slaughters

over 2000 head

of cattle

each

day

with

most

of the

cattle

trucks traveling

in

from

t he wes t

via

and

178

to

Allentown,

down Route

309 to Route 113

which

then

takes

them

right

through

the

entire length

of the

Borough

of Souderton

to their

destination

in Franconia

Township; the

trucks

then retrace

their

routes

back out

to Route 309

The 309 Connector

would eliminate

truck travel

down Route

113

through

Souderton

and the

related

traffic

congestion

and

infrastructure

deterioration.

Based

on promises

made

from

PennDOT to me

assuredJBS

that

Pennsylvania

would

complete the

Route

309

Connector;

JBS

completed

its

purchase,

expanded

operations

at

its Franconia

Plant

providing

jo bs to many

in the

area

In

further support

of

this

project

have

enclosed

a

copy

ofa

Resolution 16-21

from

the

Commissioners of

Hatfield

Township.

Countless,

similar examples

of needs and

commitments

to residents businesses

and local

governments

regarding

the

completion

of this

project

can

be

cited I keep

my

promises;

it

is time

to fulfi ll

the

explicit

promises

made

by

PennDOT to me

and the residents

of the

Indian

\Talley,

agreed

to and

witnessed

by

many

almost 20 years

ago

to

and

complete this

vitally

important

project

expeditiously

Please

feel

free

to

contact me

if may

provide

additional

information

on

this

important

project

Sincerely

Representative

Robert

\V Godshall

rJ

Legislative

District

Montgomery

County


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Attachments:

MPMS 1 64 38 P A 309

Connector

Project Summary

Photograph ofJBS

truck

on

the

streets of

the

Borough of Souderion

Photograph

of

large

truck on

the

streets of

the

Borough of

Hatfield

Hatfield Township

Resolution 16-21

Cc:

oroughof Hatfield

orough

of Souderton

Francoma

Township

Hatfield

Township

Leslie Richards

Secretary

Pennsylvania

Department

of

Transportation

john

Taylor Majority Chair

House

Transportation

Committee

\Vilham Keller

\linorin-

Chair

House Transportation

Committee

John Rafferty

? lajotitv Chair

Senate

Transportation

Committee

John

Wozniak

Minority

Chan

Senate

Transportation Committee

Josh

Shapiro Chair Montgomery

County Commissioners

Valerie Arkoosh Vice

Chair

Montgomery

County

Commissioners

Joseph Gale

Commissioner

Montgomen-

County

Commissioners

MatthewJ.

Edmond Section

Chief Montgomery

Count

Planning

Commission

The Reporter

The Souderton

Independent

The Philadelphia Inquirer

RWG:es


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DVRPC

FY 2015-2018

TIP

for

PA

Final Version

Pennsylvania Highway

Program

(Status:

TIP

Montgomery

MPMS

16438 PA 309,

Connector Project Phase I SR:1058

LIMITS Allentown Road

to PA 63/Sumneytown

Pike

No L et

Date

IMPROVEMENT

Roadway

New

Capacity

LRPID:57

MUNICIPALITIES:

Franconia

Township;

Lower

Salford Township;

Towamencin

Township

AO

Code:2013M

PLANNING

AREA:

Growing

Suburb

DOD:

PROJECT

MANAGER:

CMP:

Major

SOV

Capacity Adding

Subcorr(s):

2A,

1A,

14C

Provide an adequate two lane roadway connection

by upgrading two

existing

two lane roads Wambold

Rd. and Township Line

Rd.)

and

connecting them with

a

two

lane

roadway

approximately one

mile

in l ength. Thi s

project

will

correct

the

disjointed

and

inadequate

road

system

serving

the north/south

movement

between

PA

309

and the PA Turnpike

Lansdale

Interchange.

This project

will

proceed

in

2

phases.

The

Right-Sized

Phase

Project includes the proposed realignment

of Sumneytown

Pike

PA

63 )

from

Old Forty Foot Road

to Freed Road

and improvements to Wambold Road from

Sumneytown

Pike

PA 63) to

Allentown

Road.

The

proposed

work includes a three

lane

relocation

of

PA 63 with shoulders

11

lanes

and

8

shoulders)

on Wambold

Road and

a tw o

lane runaround

around

Mainland

Village.

Phase

II: This phase

will

extend

Phase

from

Allentowni

Rd

on

a new two-lane

roadway, one

mile

in length,

to connect

to

Township

Line

Rd at

Godshall

Rd.

Township

L in e Rd

will

be

upgraded and extended to

a

new

interchange

at PA-309

and

County

L in e Rd.

SAFETEA

DEMO 613, PA ID 338-

1.280

MILLION.

DEMO PA

ID

206

459,394.

TIP Program Years

000)

Phase Fund

FY2O1S FY2016

FY2017

FY2018 FY2019

FY2020 FY2021

FY2022 FY2023

FY2024

FY2025 FY2026

PE

STU

720

PE

581

180

0

900

0

0 0

0 0

0

0 0 0 0

Total FY2015-2018

900

Total

FY2019-2022

0

Total

FY2023-2026

0

415/2016

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HATFIELD TOWNSHIP

RESOLUTION

16-2

A

RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD

OF

COMMISSIONERS

OF HATFIELD

TOWNSHIP OF

PARTNERSHIP AND

SUPPORT FOR THE ROUTE

309

CONNECTOR PROJECT IN

THE TOWNSHIP

OF

HATFIELD, PA .

WHEREAS, the

309

Connector

Project

is a

roadway connection

project between

PA

Route 309 and the

PA

Turnpike Lansd e

Interchange

th e

Project);

and

WHEREAS,

the

Project creates

an

improved

connection

between

PA

63

near the

Lansdale Interchange

of

1-476

and

PA

309

near

the

southern terminus

of

the

Sellersville

Bypass) in Bucks County;

and

WHEREAS,

the Project will proceed

in three

phases; and

WHEREAS,

Phase

MPMS 16438) provided

2-lane

roadway connection by

upgrading two existing

2-lane roads Wambold

Roa d and

Township

Line

Road and

connecting

them

with a 2-lane

roadway

approximately one mile

in length from Sumneylown

P ik e S .R .

0063

to

Allentown

Road. This Phase project

was

completed

in May,

2012;

and

WHEREAS.

Phase

2

MPMS

77211)

of

the

Project

involves

extending Wambold

Road

from Allentown

Road

to

Cowpath

Road

and

Township

Line Road

VHEREAS.

Phase

MPMS

105803)

will

reconstruct

and

widen

Township

Line

Road,

between Souderton pike

and

the

Sellersville

Bypass:

and

WHEREAS.

when completed,

the

roadway

Project will

carry

an

Average

Daily

Traffic

ADT)

of

approximately

11,500

vehicles;

and

WHEREAS,

Phase

of the Project

was

constructed

in Lower Salford and Towamencin

Townships.

Phases

2

and

will

be

constructed

in

Franconia,

Hatfield

and

Hilltown Townships;

and

WHEREAS,

final

design

and

right-of-way

funding is

provided

for in the

f irst two years

of the Draft Delaware

Valley Regional

Planning Commission 2017 Transportation

Improvement

Program.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,

th at the

Hatfield Township

Board

of

Commissioners

hereby commits

to and

offers partnership and

support

to PennDOT

during

the

upcoming design,

as well as

to

the

neighboring municipalities

in any way necessary to move the

Project

forward and

secure

its

completion.

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DULY

PRESENTED

AND ADOPTED

by

the

Hatfield

Township

Board of

Commissioners

Montgomery

County

Pennsylvania

in

a

public meeting

held

this 8th day

of

June

2016.

ATTEST

HATFIELD

TOWNSHIP

BOARD

OF COMMISSIONERS

Is

Aaron Bibro

By: Is Thomas

C.

Zipfel

Aaron Bibro Township

Manager

Thomas

C. Zipfel

President

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