West Goshen Township has replaced 1,700 feet of failing stormwater pipe in the Fresh Meadows development and is pushing ahead with projects in at least three other neighborhoods, according to a township stormwater update posted Wednesday, Aug. 19.
The pipe replacements in Fresh Meadows stem from a 2023 condition analysis that flagged corroded corrugated metal pipe throughout the neighborhood. Public Works crews have been swapping out the old metal for new pipe in phases, and additional lining work is coming: the Board of Supervisors approved proposals from Snyder Environmental on April 23 to line pipes in both Fresh Meadows and Canterbury. That work is budgeted for 2026.
Streambank and flood projects ahead
On July 21, the Board awarded the Basin Road Streambank Restoration Project to James R. Kenny Excavating & Paving. Construction is scheduled to begin in fall 2026. The project is part of the township's approved Pollution Reduction Plan.
The township is also planning a flood mitigation project on a parcel it owns behind the Aldi grocery store and intends to apply for a Growing Greener Grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to help pay for it.
Grant applications target Chatwood and Oakhill
West Goshen submitted a Community Development Block Grant application to Chester County in spring 2026, seeking money for storm sewer improvements in the Chatwood neighborhood. The township expects to hear back in fall 2026.
A second application, to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development's Local Share Account program, will go out in fall 2026 for a storm sewer project in the Oakhill development. A decision on that award is expected within eight to 12 months.
Both requests flow from a completed Regional Stormwater Feasibility Study that identified priority projects across the township.
Montgomery Avenue culvert project also underway
The current push follows a separate $700,000 state grant West Goshen secured in March 2025 from the Commonwealth Financing Authority's Multimodal Transportation Fund. That money is funding a twin box culvert under Montgomery Avenue at Gay Street to reduce chronic flooding, at a total estimated cost of $1,075,000. Board of Supervisors Chair Shaun Walsh announced the grant in a March 2025 letter to residents, calling the intersection's flooding "dangerous." The township has not provided a construction status update.
Five neighborhoods. Multiple contractors. No single timeline ties the projects together, but the scope is the largest stormwater effort West Goshen has undertaken in recent years.
Residents with questions can contact Township Manager Christopher Bashore at [email protected] or 610-696-5266, ext. 4126.
