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Wednesday, November 4, 2026

West Pikeland votes again to sell SALT's building as Turnpike adds six lanes

Plus, Chestnut Tree Road lane restrictions run through Nov. 24, and Herr's lights return Nov. 25.

The West Chester Morning News team2 stories13 sources5 min read

West PikelandTop story

West Pikeland supervisors vote again to sell the building that houses SALT

The board stopped the bid in October, then restarted it Monday

  1. Oct. 19Board votes to advertise a bid for the Art School Rd. building.
  2. Oct. 26Board unanimously rescinds that vote while it waits on legal guidance.
  3. Nov. 2Board votes 3-2 to put the building up for bid again.
  4. Nov. 4Bid for the Art School Rd. building is set to be advertised.
  5. Nov. 13Township is expected to close on 1001 Kimberton Rd.

Sources: Inquirer.com, MyChesCo

If you've followed the fight over ' home, Monday night didn't go the theater's way. West Pikeland supervisors voted 3-2 against rescinding their earlier vote to buy 1001 Kimberton Rd. for municipal offices and the police department. They then voted 3-2 again to put the township building at 1645 Art School Rd., where SALT is based, up for bid. Supervisors Steven Costa and Harold M. Hallman III backed the motion to rescind and opposed the bid.

  • Bid advertised: Wed., Nov. 4
  • Closing on Kimberton Rd.: expected Nov. 13
  • Township has paid nearly $400,000 in nonrefundable costs
  • New owner could keep SALT's license, but nothing requires it

On Oct. 26, supervisors had unanimously halted the bid to wait for legal guidance. Monday's meeting ran into the early hours of Tuesday after hours of public comment. SALT president Lauren McComas told the board, “If you go through with this, we’re getting that money back.”

The vote was 3-⁠2, and SALT has a 10-year license and $400,000 invested

3-2
vote on both motions Monday night
$400,000
SALT put into the building, roughly
10 years
on SALT's fixed-rent license agreement

Sources: Inquirer.com, MyChesCo

Getting Around

The Turnpike now has six lanes near the Downingtown Interchange

If you drive the Turnpike through Chester County, there's more room now. After more than three years of construction, the Pennsylvania Turnpike has opened three lanes in each direction along four miles near the Downingtown Interchange, between mileposts 312 and 316. The project runs through Upper Uwchlan, Uwchlan, West Pikeland, and Charlestown townships.

The Turnpike now has six lanes where it had four

4Travel lanes in all6
2Lanes each direction3

Sources: VISTA.Today, MyChesCo

  • New layout: six 12-foot lanes, 12-foot shoulders, 26-foot median
  • Earth moved: about 1.1 million cubic yards
  • Concrete recycled: 37,000 cubic yards
  • Stormwater basins built: 28
  • Mainline bridges rebuilt: three

One wrinkle: the commission characterized the reconstruction as completed, but MyChesCo reports its project website still lists the work as under construction, with completion expected in 2027. The work is the latest piece of the Turnpike's , which began in 1999.

$214 milliontoll-funded cost of the Downingtown-area rebuild

The commission paid entirely with toll revenue. Its detailed project materials list a $215.5 million construction contract.

Sources: VISTA.Today, MyChesCo

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Roadwork

PennDOT began daytime lane restrictions on Chestnut Tree Road in Honey Brook and West Nantmeal townships, with flagging on weekdays through Nov. 24. The hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. between U.S. 322 (Horseshoe Pike) and Route 82 (Manor Road), as crews mill and pave. If that's on your commute, we suggest leaving a few extra minutes. 95.7 BEN FMMyChesCo

Chestnut Tree Road lane restrictions run 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays

Chestnut Tree Road between U.S. 322 and Route 82, Honey Brook and West Nantmeal townships

Midnight6 a.m.Noon6 p.m.8 a.m.to 4 p.m.
  • 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.Daytime lane restrictions with flagging
Dates
Nov. 2 to Nov. 24
Days
Weekdays

Sources: 95.7 BEN FM, MyChesCo

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Playground

West Pikeland supervisors unanimously advanced Monday updated plans that would keep “,” a sandbox built after the death of a seven-day-old boy, in Pine Creek Park. “It will not be touched,” said Rick Tralies, a landscape architect at Natural Lands. Inquirer.com

WCU

Philly Hillel announced a $1.87 million endowment from an anonymous family foundation that will permanently fund a Hillel staff presence at West Chester University. The foundation first gave seed funding in 2018 for the campus's first full-time Hillel staff position. Philadelphia Jewish Exponent

Scholar

Julia Wenzhu Ran of Kennett Square, a Unionville High School senior, was named one of 161 U.S. Presidential Scholars for 2026. She's one of two Pennsylvania students selected. MyChesCo

Lights

Herr's Christmas Lights Display returns to Nottingham from Nov. 25 through Jan. 9, 2027, at 271 Old Baltimore Pike. It's a free drive-through with more than 600,000 lights, and about 90% are LEDs. It runs daily from dusk until dawn, and no tickets are required. MyChesCo92.5 XTU

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Picking out a Christmas tree is easier when a train does the hauling. The West Chester Railroad's Christmas Tree Train runs Sundays, Nov. 29, Dec. 6 and Dec. 13, carrying families to Wiggins Tree Farm in West Chester. You cut your own tree, and railroad crews load it onto a flatcar for the ride back. Hot chocolate and donuts are part of the trip. All aboard.

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West Chester Morning Newsto me · Wed., Nov. 46:00 a.m.

West Pikeland votes again to sell SALT's building as Turnpike adds six lanes

Plus, Chestnut Tree Road lane restrictions run through Nov. 24, and Herr's lights return Nov. 25.

The TLDR

  1. West Pikeland moves ahead with selling SALT's building
  2. The Turnpike now has six lanes near Downingtown
  3. Chestnut Tree Road lane restrictions run through Nov. 24
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