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I’ve received a letter telling me that PENNDOT may want to enter my property. Why?
Having entry allows for better planning and design of transportation facilities. This entry is necessary to: determine traffic origins and destinations, assess the movement of motorized and non-motorized vehicles, monitor current noise levels, evaluate wetlands and other environmental resources, take photographs of historic buildings, conduct archaeological investigations, or evaluate farm resources. These studies are being done to understand the traffic conditions requiring improvement and, at a later date, to be able to assess the effect of any proposed solutions on sensitive resources. The Pennsylvania Eminent Domain Code enables PENNDOT employees or their representatives to have right of entry to private properties.
At no time will any buildings be entered. Generally, this work will not disturb your property. An exception is the archaeological investigation, which requires that, in limited areas, small holes be dug by hand at regular intervals. When this has to be done, every attempt will be made to contact you in advance. When the work is complete, the holes will be filled and grass plugs replaced.
Who will be on my property?
If need be, PENNDOT employees or their representatives from the following firms:
A.D. Marble & Company
Archaeological and Historical Consultants
Land and Community Associates
McCormick, Taylor & Associates
McMahon Associates
Those doing the work will be courteous and respect your privacy. They will be able to identify themselves as a representative of one of these firms and explain to you the work that they are doing. Once they have done this, please allow them to continue their work.
Can you tell me when they will be on my property?
This work will largely take place over the following several months. Generally, work will be done during normal business hours. However, certain work such as archaeological investigations and noise monitoring may take place at different times of the day. We will make attempts to contact you prior to any work taking place on your property.