Delmont plans to lower speed limit on Athena Drive

Delmont officials will begin the process to lower the speed limit on Athena Drive from 35 miles per hour to 25 mph.

“This is partly the result of some complaints we’ve gotten over the years from residents,” Councilman Stan Cheyne said. “I also recall that Ace Hardware mentioned an issue with speed when they first moved in.”

The move first required a traffic study by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, which was completed recently.

“The original permit was from November 1974, so they haven’t looked at this road for a while,” Cheyne said.

The borough explored a similar move last year with Manor Road. However, PennDOT’s study in that case indicated the speed limit should remain at 35 mph.

“Once we do this, pretty much everything in the borough apart from Manor Road and Route 66 will be 25 mph,” Cheyne said.

The borough is responsible for purchasing new speed-limit signs, which must be placed a certain distance apart, according to public works director Bill Heaps. It must also install a sign alerting drivers of the upcoming lowered speed limit.

Paving work

Council approved a change order for about $23,000 of additional paving work along Lindsay Lane and Hart Lane, part of a series of stormwater improvement projects.

“The original scope of the work was just to trench and repair the asphalt,” Cheyne said. “This will repair the entire street, since we have some extra money available. It’s been plaguing Bill (Heaps) and his (snow) plow.”

Apple’n Arts Festival

Delmont Police Chief T.J. Klobucar said there were no major incidents at the 2024 Delmont Apple’n Arts Festival, outside of a few medical calls.

In addition, a booth selling T-shirts raised more than $6,100 that will go toward funding the borough’s police K-9 program.

2025 budget

Borough council will hold 2025 budget workshops at 6 p.m. Oct. 22 and 29. Both workshops are public and will take place at the borough building, 77 Greensburg St. in Delmont.