Have you been curious about the commercial development in Towamencin Township, specifically near the Pennsylvania Turnpike Lansdale Interchange?
Demolition, lane changes, new road signs, and construction vehicles are at every turn in the vicinity of Sumneytown Pike and Towamencin Avenue.
It’s hard not to notice the changes going on there. Have you often wondered what is being planned for land surrounding this intersection and Forty Foot and Bustard Roads?
I spoke with Joe Leis, Towamencin Township’s Director of Community Development earlier today to find out the plans. In a nutshell, there’s more going on than meets the eye.
>>>>> In Phase 1 along Towamencin Avenue, known as Town Square One, an apartment building consisting of 240 apartments is being built by Philadelphia Suburban Development Corporation. These apartments will be called the Residences at Town Square.
Additionally, a Courtyard by Marriot, which will be a full service hotel, is being built facing Towamencin Avenue. Also in the plans on the Marriot building site is a stand-alone restaurant of about 3000 square feet. However, this small scale restaurant will not be built until a year after the hotel opens.
>>>>> In Phase 2, also known as Town Square II, a two-story culinary arts school will be built at the proposed intersection of Washington Street and Forty Foot Rd. Washington Street is a proposed new street to be located next to the current Univest Bank parking lot. Another hotel is being proposed for the land located at Franklin Street and Bustard Road, adjacent to the existing Holiday Inn hotel. This will be a smaller hotel, not a full-service one like the Marriot or Holiday Inn.
There are road changes ahead too. With the plans in place for the PA Turnpike expansion along the northeast extension, a northbound only exit will be created. So if you are traveling northbound on the turnpike approaching the Lansdale exit, you will be able to exit without crossing over Sumneytown Pike, with E-Z pass only device, onto a lane that will blend into a right turn onto Sumneytown Pike. The new exit ramp will be along side the Exxon Station this is currently on site.
Another new link in the roadways will be access from Old Forty Foot Road onto a southbound entrance to the PA turnpike.
The PA Turnpike/309 Connector project is also well underway. This will directly connect the Lansdale exit of the PA turnpike to Route 309 easing traffic on secondary township roads.
I don’t know how you feel about all the development and improvement, but I’m excited to see fresh buildings and better traffic patterns. As a long-time resident of Towamencin, I think the road improvements will have the greatest initial positive impact, followed by attracting new businesses to the area.
This type of commercial construction, improved accessibility, and infrastructure will bring more jobs and more revenue to our area which will only help the residential housing market in Lansdale and Harleysville.
~Gina
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It sounds like Towamencin Township is a happening place! It's great that you can share all of this information with you readers.