Notice of bonded roadways is required under Chapter 277, Section 40 of the Warwick Township Code of Ordinances. This section states that open cutting of a bonded roadway surface will be prohibited for a five-year period following completion of roadway improvements. Therefore, any new utility installation that may be required must be completed prior to the roadway improvements. The only exception would be in case of an emergency involving the affected roadway.

List of bonded roadways and effective dates (5 yr. Period)  

CHAPTER 277
ARTICLE IV
STREETS AND SIDEWALKS

§277-40. RECONSTRUCTION OR RESURFACING.

1. When the Township shall propose to reconstruct or resurface any street, the Road Superintendent or his or her designated representative shall serve written notice by certified mail of such improvement to all persons owning property abutting the road about to be improved and to all public utility companies and municipal authorities operating in the Township. Within 90 calendar days from receipt of such notice, all notified persons shall complete or cause to be completed all necessary repairs and replacement of utility mains, service under the street and designated curb and sidewalk areas.

2. Notified persons shall also complete any new installations under the street and designated curb and sidewalk areas required for use within a 5 year period thereafter. All repairs, replacements and new installations shall be in first-call condition so that the same cannot reasonably be expected to require repairs or renewal within a period of at least 5 years thereafter.

3. Upon failure of any notified person or persons to comply with the notice from the Road Superintendent or his or her designated representative to place the same in first-class condition as hereinbefore provided, the Township shall cause existing utility mains, service connections and/or laterals to be placed in first-class condition as aforesaid or to be entirely removed if not used or necessary for public convenience, whereupon the Township shall be entitled to collect the cost of such renewals, repairs, removal or other work from the aforesaid responsible person or persons, either by invoicing the person or persons or, in case of water or sewer house connections, by filing municipal liens therefore against the abutting properties benefited by such connections.

4. This Section shall not forbid, however, the installation by tunneling, after successful petition to the Township Supervisors, of new pipes, conduits or other services or structures or the repair, replacement or removal of those already existing in or under the portions of such streets improved as aforesaid, in accordance with applicable rules and regulations, upon obtaining a permit and payment to the Township of the same fees as prescribed by the provisions of this Part for making a surface opening in the street.

(Ord. 178, 11/19/1997)