Liberty Township plans new sidewalks, bridge upgrade

By John w. Goodwin jr.

LIBERTY — Township officials will move forward with plans to install sidewalks near the township schools complex and public library on Church Hill Road.

Trustees, in a 2-1 vote, agreed to go forward with the $200,800 sidewalk project that would create new sidewalks on Shady Road from Murray Hill Drive to the public library on Church Hill Road.

Most of the project would be covered under a grant, but the township will be responsible for $59,760 of the total cost.

Township Administrator Pat Ungaro said the project also will include the installation of LED lights for the schools on Shady Road making the area even more aesthetically pleasing.

Ungaro said the project will go out for bid in early summer with construction beginning later in the summer.

Sidewalks and lighting will not be the only upgrades to the area. Ungaro said there also will be a complete overhaul of the bridge along Shady Road leading to the school complex at a cost of about $900,000.

“This will be good because a lot kids walk on the street and across the bridge. There is also going to be a crosswalk near [Route] 304 going to the library,” he said. “We have wanted to do this project for a long time. This is a quality project involving kids and is an improvement to the community.”

Trustee Gary Litch is not in favor of moving forward with the project, however.

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