While they didn’t make a final decision this week, Murrysville council appears to be leaning toward a full closure of Old William Penn Highway this summer in order to repair a small bridge that has been subject to two weight restrictions in recent years. The bridge carrying Old William Penn
Vehicles over 6 tons will be temporarily unable to use a small bridge carrying Old William Penn Highway over Turtle Creek in Murrysville, after the bridge’s weight rating was reduced for the second time in the past few years, according to municipal officials. “It’s an immediate concern and it’s something
Pennsylvania’s extensive mining history — and the resulting acid mine drainage — means that there aren’t many high-quality streams in the region. Murrysville residents, however, have one right in the center of town. Haymaker Run, along Sardis Road, is designated as a high-quality stream, and part of the municipality’s state-mandated
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Murrysville council members will vote Wednesday on a storm water ordinance update that, according to engineering technician Emily Mallisee, largely goes beyond county and state requirements.
“All of these are basically enhancing the rules and regulations we already have in place,” Mallisee said. “Our regulations weren’t too stringent, but they were more so than a lot of other municipalities had in 2016, and I think that’s helped Murrysville to be more ‘green’ over the years.”
The municipality is the recipient of the Westmoreland Conservation District’s 2020 J. Roy Houston Conservation Partnership Award. Some of its recent projects include retrofitting detention ponds to drain more slowly, creating a natural buffer along the headwaters of Steele’s Run near Murrysville Community Park, and creating a trail hea