After abandoning a road plan in 2011, Scott Township officials are planning to approve improvements later this year.
Engineer Larry Lennon has completed cost estimates for various roads being considered by commissioners for paving work.
He said the total estimated cost to fix roads on the list would be between $540,368 and $632,705, depending on if various options were included in a contract.
Randy Lubin, director public services, helped develop the list through a study rating roads according to their condition.
"They're the worst streets, in my opinion, for consideration in those wards," he said.
The list includes:
• Locust Street from Carothers Avenue to Spikenard Street ($17,545).
• Glenn Way from Paul Street to Finley Avenue ($34,932).
• Spikenard Street from Campbell Street to Locust Street ($30,265).
• Hope Street from Swallow Hill Road to Foxwood Lane ($66,836).
• Swallow Hill Road from Hope Street to 150 feet past Chartiers Valley Intermediate School ($134,159).
• North Wren Drive from Meadowlark Drive to Cardinal Drive ($57,862).
• Roosevelt Drive from Main Street to Hoover Street ($52,106).
Carothers Avenue in the Glendale section of Scott will be repaired during the upcoming Route 50 streetscape project.
President Tom Castello said some road dimensions would need to be reworked before commissioners put a stamp of approval on this year's road plan.
"We're going to have to reduce some of the square-footage because the allocation is about $55,555 per ward," he said.
Scott Township did not fund a road rehabilitation program during 2011. Road repairs in 2010 cost $350,000.
Lennon said after bid documents for the project are prepared, bids would be opened in June and a contract would be awarded in July.
Work would commence sometime in August or September, he said.
"We could accelerate that, if you wanted," he told commissioners.
"We could do that, but you start to bump up against the weather in getting work completed."
Lubin is recommending commissioners also develop a plan for five to seven years into the future so secondary roads are addressed in a timely fashion.
"With holding off on any roads, you're going to have additional manpower costs and effort to keep that road open and somewhat at a reasonable level of service."
Lubin said other roads should be reviewed again in two years to determine if they should receive any work.
Factors contributing to deteriorating roads include cracks, potholes, drainage, traffic and weight issues due to heavy vehicles such as buses and trucks, he said.
