Hatboro officials will host a town hall meeting on Wednesday, April 1 at 6:00pm to discuss the West Monument Avenue bridge and additional traffic in the area due to the bridge’s ongoing closure.

Officials said the meeting will allow residents to provide feedback prior to making a decision on whether to proceed with the Multimodal Transportation Grant obtained for the West Monument Bridge Project.

The grant’s application expires on August 21, the announcement said. If the borough would like to proceed with this grant, an extension must be applied for no later than May 23.

“This meeting is for informational purposes only and Borough Council will be formally discussing the grant extension at their April 27, 2026 Council Meeting. We encourage residents to attend both the Town Hall and the April 27th meeting when the grant is form,” the announcement said.

It continues:

This Multimodal Transportation Grant will require the Borough to demolish the existing wooden bridge and install a much larger, PennDOT compliant bridge. The larger bridge would allow much larger, heavier vehicles to travel through the area than the current bridge allows. When this grant was originally obtained, many residents in the area were concerned about the possibility of additional truck traffic and were not in favor of a larger bridge being constructed on West Monument Avenue. The current bridge is also in good structural condition and was not/has not been in immediate need of replacement. As a result, the Borough has not proceeded with this grant to date.

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