Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
Well, Robert Frost would have no choice to make regarding his path from Palmer to Lower Nazareth as Lower's officials refuse to open Prologis Parkway.
The Express-Times' Joe Owens not too long ago expressed his displeasure with Lower Nazareth Township for creating a road named Prologis Parkway, installing a stoplight on route 248 to access this Parkway, and then deciding it is not for the public to use (ie it remains finished, but unopened - read my post on that post here).
Fellow placeblogger, Chris Moren of Tatamy, recentlymade a post on the same topic (read it here) and therein indicates that Lower Nazareth officials are holding up the opening of the road as a tactic to force Palmer Township to enter a municipal agreement (the closure connects Palmer residents with Route 33 and the Crossings, thereby impacting them more than Lower residents).
For those who are not familiar with the problem this poses, route 248 from Easton to Nazareth at the stoplight in question begins an uphill climb and reduces from two lanes to one lane over the crest of the hill. A very short distance past the crest is the intersection of Van Buren and 248. For cars attempting to turn onto 248 toward Easton/Route 33, that must cross traffic it is literally Russian Roulette. If a car is coming, it will be at the speed limit or higher, and there may be two if they are battling for position as often happens.
All of this would be avoided by opening the finished and yet closed roadway, Prologis Parkway.
Maybe it is time to read some Thoreau...
5 comments:
Thanks Ross!
Don't you mean Hollo Rd & 248?
I was also wondering why this traffic light is triggering red for 248 drivers when there's no one on the other road...
Yes, it is Hollo and 248 (hollo connects to Van Buren on the other end). Thanks!
The only thing I can think of is that they turned the stop light on anticipating the intersecting road (prologis) would open and then it was held up by officials.
Is it possible that the road wasn't opened because it hasn't been turned over to the township yet, therefore the township doesn't assume the maintenance responsibilities. Maybe now that winter has passed and there's no chance of plowing, they can transfer it to the township and open it.
I think it's a real hoot that the left turn arrow is working on westbound 248. There's nothing there but a stub of a road and a field!!
are they going yo put a light @ east lawn rd & freidenstahl?
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