Double roundabouts? PennDOT releases ideas for East Berlin Road improvements near Hampton

During a play of nationalist comment, PennDOT has released the imaginable plans for improving aggregate intersections on East Berlin Road successful Reading Township.

The plans, which absorption separately connected the intersections of East Berlin Road and Stoney Point Road and past East Berlin Road and Peepytown Road, each person aggregate imaginable improvements listed.

Previously reported: Could East Berlin Road get a roundabout? Open location planned for intersection improvements

For the intersection of East Berlin Road and Stoney Point Road, determination are 3 imaginable alternatives, which scope from an estimated $9.9 cardinal to $13.8 million:

Alternative 1: Construct a roundabout astatine the existing intersection.

In the archetypal alternate for Stoney Point Road, the connection sees a roundabout placed successful the existing determination of the intersection.

Due to the alteration successful alignment required successful this proposal, the plans look to amusement astatine slightest 1 location southbound of the intersection would beryllium required to beryllium removed to facilitate this mentation of proposal.

This connection shows constricted improvements to the Kimberly Lane intersection.

Alternative 2: Construct a divided intersection with roundabouts eastbound and westbound of the existing intersection and realign Stoney Point Road.

In what appears to beryllium 1 of the much analyzable proposals, alternate 2 is known arsenic the "Dual Roundabout" proposal.

This connection would spot Stoney Point Road separated earlier and aft the existing intersection, with the confederate attack terminating with a roundabout astatine East Berlin Road and the bluish attack terminating astatine a roundabout with Kimberly Lane and East Berlin Road.

The occidental roundabout is shifted to the westbound into a tiny forested country betwixt houses, successful bid to debar the impacts to houses seen successful alternate 1.

Short roads ending successful cul-de-sacs would supply entree to existing homes on Stoney Point Road.

Alternative 3: Construct a roundabout westbound of the existing intersection and realign Stoney Point Road to the west.

In the 3rd alternate for the Stoney Point Road intersection, PennDOT proposes realigning the intersection to the west, on with improvements to the Kimberly Lane intersection.

Short roads terminating successful cul-de-sacs would support entree to homes that would antecedently person been on Stoney Point Road.

The alternate is known arsenic the "Shifted Roundabout" alternative, arsenic it would spot the roadworthy realigned to the west, somewhat akin to alternate 2.

In realigning the roundabout to the west, the connection would person little interaction connected existing homes, placing the roundabout successful the abstraction of existing trees alternatively than requiring the demolition of a location arsenic seen successful the archetypal alternative.

For the intersection of East Berlin Road and Peepytown Road, determination are 4 imaginable alternatives, ranging from an expected outgo of $1.4 cardinal to $4.7 cardinal dollars.

Alternative 1: Construct a roundabout astatine the existing intersection.

In the archetypal of 4 alternatives to the Peepytown Road intersection, a roundabout is created astatine the existing intersection.

in doing this, the attack of Peepytown Road to the southbound would beryllium realigned to the eastbound to supply a straighter approach, with a driveway connecting to an existing driveway nearby.

Alternative 2: Construct a roundabout westbound of the existing intersection and realign Peepytown Road.

The 2nd connection for the Peepytown Road intersection would spot a "shifted roundabout," which would determination each approaches to the intersection southwest of wherever they presently meet.

In doing so, this alternate appears to amusement lesser interaction connected surrounding residential properties successful creating a roundabout than the archetypal alternative.

Alternative 3: Realign the existing intersection to the west, adhd Route 234 close crook lane and realign Peepytown Road.

In a little extremist alteration to the intersection, the 3rd alternate would spot the intersection remaining arsenic a azygous halt motion from the Peepytown Road approach, but would realign the intersection to the westbound to amended sightlines.

Alternative 4: Add Route 234 close crook lane astatine the existing intersection and execute show distance.

In the astir insignificant projected revision of the intersection, Alternative 4 simply suggests adding a right-turn lane to East Berlin Road for postulation turning onto Peepytown Road.

Both plans are presently successful the "alternatives investigation phase," according to PennDOT. Construction is projected to statesman successful 2027, and beryllium completed by 2029.

An unfastened location was acceptable for Thursday, May 8, 2025, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. successful the Reading Township Community Center on South Firehouse Alley successful Hampton.

The online show of plans, arsenic good arsenic nationalist remark play for the plans, runs from May 1 to May 30, 2025. PennDOT said that, during the nationalist remark period, the nationalist was encouraged to respond with immoderate questions oregon concerns.

This nonfiction primitively appeared connected Hanover Evening Sun: PennDOT eyeing roundabouts successful East Berlin Road improvements