The intersection of Stoopville and Eagle roads.
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Newtown Township police are looking into traffic concerns along Stoopville Road.
Chief Rick Pasqualini told the Board of Supervisors at their meeting earlier this week that the township is using a device to track the amount of vehicles on Stoopville Road and is aware of resident concerns.
The chief said patrol officers have conducted speed and truck inspection details along the roadway in the past. He added that details will continue to be done in the future.
Over the past three years, the intersection of Eagle and Stoopville roads has seen eight crashes. Currently, the intersection contains oversized stop signs and overhead blinking red lights.
“Any accident is bad, but with the volume we see through that intersection, the numbers really aren’t that bad,” Pasqualini said. “No accidents are acceptable, but the intersection is statistically low.”
Officials said they will continue to study traffic at the intersection, especially with the construction of two housing developments nearby.
Pasqualini told the board his biggest concern in the intersection of Stoopville and Linton Hill roads. He cited the layout of the intersection as a problem.
In other business, Township Manager Kurt Ferguson and the chief met with Council Rock School District officials Wednesday to talk about security measures for the proposed new Newtown Middle School on Richboro Road. Pasqualini said the new school would have lots of “state-of-the-art security measures and had “met and exceeded out expectations.”
