About Responsibilities

The Lower Nazareth Township Public Works Department strives to maintain safe and clean parks, streets, and open spaces. The Department is responsible for street paving, park maintenance, leaf collection, snow removal, street cleaning, and the yard waste recycling program.

The Department currently has a full-time staff of ten (10).

There are 55.8 miles of roads in Lower Nazareth Township. The Township is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of 41.5 of those miles with the remainder being State roads. In addition, the township also owns and maintains 15 traffic signals. The signals are under the jurisdiction of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

The Department makes every effort to provide top quality, professional, effective, and timely services to residents and businesses. We do this by focusing on teamwork and cultivating a good relationship with our constituents, thus improving our image and maintaining the community’s trust. The Department is dedicated to providing a safe, cost-effective roadway system, including all related structures and facilities that improve the quality of life for the residents and visitors of the township.

The Department cleans, inspects, paves, repairs, and manages snow and ice removal on Township roadways. They also address stormwater runoff by repairing, cleaning, and installing catch basins and drainpipes.

We are committed to the further enhancement and safeguarding of our township roads and facilities.

Goals & objectives

• To implement a rehabilitation program of various roadways throughout the Township. Included in this program and of high priority are roads in some of our older subdivisions. These roads were constructed many years ago and have outlived their useful life. Although various preventative maintenance techniques were utilized on these roads, their ultimate demise could not be prevented.
• This program will span approximately 5 years. We will be attempting to have the work performed in a logical manner, rehabilitating the worst roads first.
• To enhance our roadside brush and tree trimming maintenance program for all right-of-ways on all Township roads. By doing this, our roadways will be safer to travel and help with costs of overtime.
• Continue the preventative road maintenance program that is currently in place.
• Continue to keep up with our 10-year vehicle maintenance and replacement program.