Letter to the Editor:

Can someone please tell me (and likely many other area residents) why it will take five years to complete the construction at the Newark Road-Baltimore Pike intersection (story in Chester County Press on December 10)?  

There is no map of proposed improvements, and possible compensation of business  owners is barely mentioned.  Years ago, road construction in Newark (Delaware) on Elkton Road (now called South Main Street) forced out a very good mom-and-pop hardware store from a strip shopping center along the road.  I certainly hope this does not happen to the businesses located in proximity to the intersection, especially since the planned renovations are said to take up to four years.  My wife and I have been by these businesses numerous times and they are very popular with the locals. I think further explanation and clarification from both the township and PennDOT is in order.

Ron Martin
Landenberg