Street Maintenance

Click here for a list of Upper St. Clair roadways scheduled for resurfacing in 2026.

The Township Street Resurfacing Program includes milling and repaving of streets as listed at the link above. The work will include drainage improvements, storm inlet replacement, new asphalt wedge curbs and the restoration of lawns and driveways.

The contractor will notify the affected residents approximately one week prior to beginning any construction work on their street. Residents who temporarily lose access to their driveways during construction may park on the street during that time. The Police Department will be advised.

• All work will take place within the street’s right-of-way, generally 13 feet behind the curb.
• The restoration of lawns and driveways will be done as construction is completed.
• New grass areas should be watered and kept cut to a height of no more than 4 inches.
• Regular cutting encourages the grass to grow and spread to fill in bare spots.
• Some minor settlement may occur and these areas will be repaired and reseeded as required.
• The Township will not be responsible for restoration work that is not attended to by the property owner.
• The Township cannot be held responsible for damage to any sprinkler system, invisible fence, or any other private underground facilities that are in the street’s right-of-way.
• Some changes to the streets listed may be necessary following an assessment of winter damages.

As with any road construction work, there will be some inconvenience. The Township appreciates your patience and understanding while the work is in progress.

If you should have any questions regarding this work, you may contact the Superintendent of Public Improvements at 412-831-9000 ext. 2710.

Besides routine pothole patching, the Public Works Department owns and operates asphalt maintenance equipment that enables us to repair larger isolated areas of deteriorated pavement effectively and efficiently. This ability to make repairs in-house results in a quicker response time and saves the cost of an outside contractor who would have to move in large equipment for just a few hours of work.

As a part of the Township’s Annual Resurfacing Program, crack sealing of the existing streets is also provided. This contracted service provides for between 50,000 and 100,000 feet of crack sealing annually.

Crack sealing prevents storm water from penetrating and softening the base beneath the pavement, creating an unstable condition. The instability of the base causes additional cracking, potholes, rutting, and frost heave, all the while accelerating the deterioration of the asphalt matrix.

Drainage improvements include storm inlet replacement and associated storm culverts on the streets that are to be resurfaced. Inlet and culvert replacement is performed on the existing streets on an as-needed basis. 

Underdrains can be installed where necessary to prevent ground water from migrating under the roadway and weakening the stability of the soils supporting the pavement. These underdrains can also be used to connect existing downspouts that drain directly into the street, which can cause accelerated deterioration and icing issues.

The milling operation can be used to create a crowned centerline profile that directs the storm water from the cartway to the gutterline where it can more effectively be removed by storm inlets.

The Public Works Department is responsible for the maintenance and replacement of the guide rails on Township owned streets.

There are specific criteria that must be met to warrant a guide rail installation in a particular location. In some instances a guide rail can create a greater hazard to the traveling public. The criteria includes speed limit, width of the shoulder, and the slope at the shoulder’s edge, along with other pertinent factors that are reviewed by the Township’s traffic engineer for each location.

Line striping is performed by a pre-qualified subcontractor. All of our double yellow lines and single white edge lines on Township owned streets are repainted annually with a water based paint. Glass beads are mixed in with the paint to provide reflectivity for enhanced nighttime visibility and safety.

Intersection crosswalks, arrows, “onlys”, and stop bars are done in a hot thermoplastic application for greater durability. These intersections are done approximately every three years, or as necessary.

All Township owned parking lots are repainted on an annual basis.

Public Works mows and maintains all Township owned street right-of-ways throughout the community. State owned right-of-ways in the Township are also mowed and maintained by Public Works and reimbursed by PennDot under an agreement adopted in 1984.

In 1984, the Township and PennDot began an agreement under which PennDot will reimburse the Township of Upper St. Clair for maintenance work on State roads. This agreement was the first of its kind in the State and has become a model for use by other municipalities. Under the agreement, the ownership and the responsibility for maintenance of State roads remains with PennDot. The Township, acting as an independent contractor, is reimbursed on a unit price basis for maintenance work.

All street signs in the Township are catalogued using a Global Positioning System, GPS. The GPS information is transferred to a database, which records the location, condition, reflectivity and age of all of our traffic advisory signs throughout the Township.

This system allows us to track the conditions of the individual signs on an ongoing basis and perform the required upgrading as necessary.

Public Works is responsible for the street sweeping of all Township and State roads throughout the community.

Street sweeping is a cost effective practice in reducing storm water pollution. Chemicals from automobiles, debris, leaves and sediment on streets have the potential to pollute our waterways.

Street sweeping is performed in the spring to reduce pollutants in storm water runoff from road salt and grit. Street sweeping throughout the year is done to improve aesthetics, remove litter and make the pavement less slippery in light rains.

The sweeping of State roads is done by Public Works under an agreement with PennDot adopted in 1984.

In 1984, the Township and PennDot began an agreement under which PennDot will reimburse the Township of Upper St. Clair for maintenance work on State roads. This agreement was the first of its kind in the State and has become a model for use by other municipalities. Under the agreement, ownership and the responsibility for maintenance of State roads remains with PennDot. The Township, acting as an independent contractor, is reimbursed on a unit price basis for maintenance work.