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Speed limits continue to come down on some Newtown Township streets.
The township Board of Supervisors at its Wednesday meeting unanimously approved an ordinance that lowers the speed limit on both North and South Sycamore streets from 35 to 25 MPH.
This move comes about two weeks after the board passed an ordinance lowering the speed limit on Washington Avenue/Newtown-Yardley Road between Lower Dolington Road and the Newtown Borough line from 35 to 25 MPH. New signs have been posted there and will be soon on Sycamore Street, Police Chief John Hearn said.
Speed limits are lowered after traffic studies, feedback from residents and other factors are considered, township officials said.
In another action from the Wednesday meeting, the supervisors approved the purchase of three new police vehicles from Chapman Auto at a total cost of $195,908. Township Manager Micah Lewis noted the cost is below the budgeted $215,000.
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However, the issue is that because of production and supply chain problems caused by the coronavirus pandemic and other factors, it’s been taking a very long time for police and other municipal vehicles to arrive after they have been approved and ordered.
Lewis said he doesn’t expect the three vehicles approved Feb. 8 to be in use until sometime in 2024. He added that three new police vehicles ordered about mid-year of 2022 still have not arrived.
Hearn said officers and mechanics will do their best to take care of the existing vehicles until the new ones arrive.
