January 31, 2020

Letter: Too much traffic

I understand that baby boomers are growing (I am one at 74) and downsizing. Many new condos are being built to accommodate them.

However, as I drive out of my home on Harvey Lane onto Routes 202 or 1, I am deluged in traffic with cars and 18-wheelers.

My concern is the roads are not adequate for additional housing such as proposed above. Under such time we have infrastructure improvements or build more into the southern suburbs past Kenneth Square, the congestion will only get worse around here and look more like Los Angeles traffic.

Charles Laudadio,
Chadds Ford Township

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Business Briefs Jan 31

Business

Galer Estate’s 2018 Albariño is a Gold Medal winner at the 2020 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition.

• Galer Estate Vineyard & Winery of Kennett Square was recently awarded a Gold Medal at the 2020 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, the largest competition of North American wines in the world. More than 65 judges, representing various North American wine regions, evaluated nearly 6,700 wines from more than 1,000 wineries this year and Galer Estate’s 2018 Albariño was awarded a Gold Medal. In addition, Galer Estate’s 2017 Cabernet Franc and 2018 Red Lion Chardonnay were judged as Silver Medal winners. The vast majority of medal winners were from California, with only a rare few from the East Coast.

• The Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce will hold its 53^rd annual Chairman’s Gala with a presentation of the chamber’s Outstanding Citizen of the Year award. The recipient is the Rev. Annalie Korengel, of Unionville Presbyterian Church. The gala is Saturday, Feb. 22 at Longwood Gardens, from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Cost is $195. Black tie optional. Click here to register

• The next meeting of the Chadds Ford Business Association is noon Thursday, Feb. 6, at Crozer Keystone Brinton Lake. The guest speaker will be Dr. Linwood Haith, the director of Crozer’s Nathan Speare Regional Burn Treatment Center. Networking begins at 11:45 a.m. with luncheon at noon. Cost is $25 for CFBA members, $35 for nonmembers. To pay online, or to RSVP to pay at the door, go here.

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Roadwork for Feb. 1-Feb. 7

Along the Ford

PennDOT has announced the following road projects, which are weather-dependent and could affect residents in the greater Chadds Ford area during the week of Feb. 1-Feb. 7. Motorists are urged to allow extra time if they are traveling through one of the construction zones. Work schedules are subject to change.

• Utility work will cause lane closures on Route 926 — between Walnut Road and School House Road — in East Marlborough Township on Monday, Feb. 3, through Friday, Feb. 7, from 9: a.m. to 3 Pp.m.

• Bridge reconstruction continues to close Creek Road — between Riverbend Lane and Country Club Road from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. — in Birmingham Township. The closure is expected to continue through May 2020.

• Barrier installation will cause lane closures on Brandywine Creek Road between Green Valley Road and Powell Road in Newlin Township through June 2020.

• Road reconstruction will close Spring Valley Road — between Conchester Highway and Concord Road — in Concord Township through April 30, 2020. Detours will be posted.

• Lane restrictions on the Conchester Highway, between Routes 1 and Clayton Park Drive will continue through Oct. 20, 2020, for reconstruction and widening.