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SUSTAINABLE PLACES
Modernized Infrastructure
Network
Improved Stormwater
Management
Conserved Natural Resources
Opportunities for Healthy
Lifestyles
Diverse Housing Choices
Enhanced Community Character
SUPPORT A MODERN, RESILIENT, GREEN,AND ENERGY-EFFICIENT
INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK
Infrastructure, including roads, bridges, sewers, water, power, and communications, is the backbone of land use and economic
development. It’s often taken for granted that it will function well; however, many parts of the infrastructure system are aging
and will need to be modernized. In addition, climate change is putting pressure on the infrastructure network, highlighting the
need to keep this network resilient. To improve infrastructure,
the county will...
...improve county-owned
Montgomery County owns 74 miles of roadways and 133 bridges, 106 of which have
spans of 20 feet or more. The county will be conducting an extensive modernization of
its system of roads and bridges.
The county will develop a program and schedule for road repaving and rehabilitation.
Ridge Pike in Plymouth is currently a priority for rehabilitation. Portions of Ridge
Pike, Butler Pike, Bergey Road, East Sumneytown Pike, Schultz Road, Horsham Road,
Plymouth Road, and Old Sumneytown Pike are priorities for repaving. The county
transportation authority will take the lead on purchasing land when it is needed for road
and bridge improvements.
■■ Number of repaired county
bridges
■■ Miles of resurfaced or
rebuilt county roadways
Measuring success
THE COUNTY HAS CREATEDACAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR BRIDGES.
Top Candidates for Bridge Replacement
- these bridges will need to be replaced and include Arcola Road, Knight Road,
Lutheran Road, Bergeys Mill Road, Morris Avenue, Rostowski Road, Moyer Road, Davis Grove Road, Paper Mill Road,
Moreland Avenue, Butler Pike, Stump Road, Swamp Pike, Easton Road, Sterigere Street, and Ridge Pike bridges.
Top Candidates for Bridge Rehabilitation
- these bridges do not need replacement but will need rehabilitation. They
include Old Gravel Pike, Dietz Mill Road, Simmons Road, Black Rock Road, King Road, Conshohocken State Road, Peevy
Road, Old Reading Pike, Line Lexington Road, Green Lane Road, Deep Creek Road, Sumneytown Pike, Germantown Pike,
Old Sumneytown Pike, Ashmead Road, Old Gulph Road, Ashbourne Road, and Mount Pleasant Avenue bridges.
Candidates for Bridge Rehabilitation or Replacement
- these historic stone arch masonry bridges or steel truss bridges have
enough historic significance to be studied to see if they can be rehabilitated. If rehabilitation is not feasible, they will need to be
replaced. This category includes Fetters Mill Road, Washington Lane, Valley Green Road, Swedesford Road, Price Road, Keller
Creamery Road, Faust Road, Keith Valley Road, Keim Street, Garges Road, Trumbauer Road, Fruitville Road, and Mingo Road
bridges.
Candidates for Elimination or Turnover
- Because of traffic volumes, significance, or other factors, some bridges should
be demolished or turned over to other government entities or private property owners. These include Camp Wawa Road,
Snyder Road, and Hedrick Road bridges for elimination. Fern Avenue, Old Gravel Pike, Rupert Road, and McLean Station
Road bridges should be turned over to other entities.
