William McEllroy

From Kinsley Construction:

Please accept this correspondence as notification that construction will begin Monday, March 18, 2024 on State Route 61 in the Hamburg area. The project has an anticipated completion date of November 29, 2027 and will be constructed with multiple stages.

Click below for plan sheets that show project Location Maps for your reference.
http://tildentownship.com/wp-content/uploads/SR-0061-16M-Location-Maps.pdf

Stage 1 will begin Monday, March 18, 2024 and is expected to be completed on or about May 16, 2024. The southbound right lane and shoulder of Route 61 will be closed to traffic from the bridge over the Schuylkill River (near the Route 61/Route 78 interchange) south to the Route 61/4th Street intersection. Vehicular traffic will be in the left lane.

Future notifications will be made prior to subsequent stages being implemented. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at your convenience and feel free to forward this notification as you deem necessary.

Thank you,

Highway and Bridge Project Manager
Kinsley Construction

Attention Tilden Township residents.

As of 12/31/2023, the contract that the township had with the Berks County Animal Rescue League (ARL) has ended.

Due to the higher fees that ARL wanted for a contract renewal, the township has decided to go with another agency for animal control.

As of 01/01/2024, Tilden Township now has an animal control contract with Safety Net Sanctuary, 187 Houck Road, Fleetwood, PA 19522 (Ruscombmanor Township).

Dogs:

For found dogs in Tilden Township, a resident may coordinate with the Tilden Township Police Department, (610) 562-9001 or can call Safety Net Sanctuary directly at (610) 944-8099 to make arrangements.

Cats:

For found cats in Tilden Township, a resident may coordinate directly with Safety Net Sanctuary at (610) 944-8099. Only cats that have a collar (showing domestication) or a microchip will be accepted. The Tilden Township Police Department does have a microchip scanner.

All other domesticated animals:

For advice on a situation with any other type of domesticated animal, please feel free to contact Safety Net Sanctuary at (610) 944-8099.

In observance of Independence Day, the Tilden Township municipal office will be closed on Monday, July 3rd and Tuesday, July 4th, 2023.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

Thank you.

Effective this 04/25/2023, the Berks County Board of Commissioners has rescinded the countywide burn ban. This action was taken under recommendation of the PA DCNR District Forester who advised that it was his opinion that conditions in the last few days and those forecast over the next week support that action.

All parties involved ask that residents and businesses that are in the practice of outdoor burning continue to practice caution to ensure fires are manageable and contained.

On Wednesday, April 12th from 10am-12pm, there will be a volunteer litter pick up crew working on Pine Road, Laurel Avenue, and Holly Road. More volunteers are needed for this community litter pick up, as we only have a small group at this time. All volunteers should meet at the Township Building at 9:45am.

This is a community notification that construction crews will be closing Industrial Drive in Tilden Township under the Interstate 78 bridge tonight Monday March 27th at 7pm for the concrete bridge demolition. It will be re-opened before 5am on Tuesday, March 28th.

There will be flaggers closing the roadways at the intersection with West State Street, at the Microtel and at the Cracker Barrel.

Thank you.

This is a community notification that construction crews will be closing Industrial Drive under the Interstate 78 bridge on Sunday March 26th at 7pm for the concrete bridge demolition. It will be re-opened before 5am on Monday, March 27th.

There will be flaggers closing the roadways at the intersection with West State Street, at the Microtel and at the Cracker Barrel.

Message boards are displaying this information along Industrial Drive this week.

Thank you.