Borough of Mahanoy City, PA Traffic Regulations

§ 179-6 Use of sidewalks by motor vehicles.

No person shall operate a motor vehicle or tractor upon any sidewalk in the Borough; nor shall any person operate a motor vehicle upon or across any sidewalk except in order to gain access to or egress from a driveway or alley at such locations where the curb, if such sidewalk is curbed, shall have been properly cut down for the purpose.

§ 179-7 Speed limits established.

The speed limit for both directions of traffic along the highways or parts thereof described below is hereby established at the rate of speed indicated:

Name of Highway	Speed Limit (mph)	Location
All streets except as below	25	Within Borough limits
Centre Street	35	D Street west to Borough limits
Centre Street	35	12th Street east to Borough limits

§ 179-8 Traffic control signals.

Traffic control signals shall be installed and operated at the intersection of those highways described below:

Three-light traffic control signal:

Intersection
Centre Street at 4th Street
Centre Street at 8th Street
Centre Street at 12th Street
Centre Street at Catawissa Street
Centre Street at D Street
Centre Street at Main Street

Flashing red four-way stop signal:

Intersection
Mahanoy Street at Catawissa Street
Mahanoy Street at Main Street

§ 179-9 One-way highways established.

The highways or parts of highways described below are hereby designated as one-way streets in the direction indicated:

Name of Street	Direction of Travel	Limits
1st Street	North	Centre Street to Railroad Street
1st Street	North	Spruce Street to Mahanoy Street
1st Street	South	Centre Street to Market Street
1st Street	South	Pine Street to Mahanoy Street
3rd Street	North	Centre Street to Railroad Street
3rd Street	South	Centre Street to Market Street
3rd Street	South	Pine Street to Mahanoy Street
5th Street	North	Mahanoy Street to Market Street
5th Street	South	Mahanoy Street to South Street
5th Street	South	Railroad Street to Market Street
6th Street	South	Centre Street to Mahanoy Street
7th Street	South	Railroad Street to South Street
9th Street	South	Centre Street to Mahanoy Street
11th Street	South	Railroad Street to Mahanoy Street
13th Street	South	Centre Street to Mahanoy Street
A Street	North	Centre Street to Railroad Street
A Street	South	Centre Street to Maple Street
B Street	North	Maple Street to Centre Street, except from South Street to Mahanoy Street
C Street	North	Centre Street to Railroad Street
C Street	South	Centre Street to Maple Street
Linden Street [Repealed 6-8-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-5]
Linden Street [Added 6-8-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-5]	South	Market Street to Maple Street
Locust Street	South	Centre Street to Maple Street
Maple Street	West	Main Street to D Street
Market Street	West	14th Street to D Street
Pine Street	East	D Street to 14th Street
Railroad Street	East	Main Street to 11th Street
Railroad Street	West	Catawissa Street to D Street
West South Street [Added 8-8-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-4]	West	Main Street to D Street

§ 179-10 U-turns.

It shall be unlawful for the operator of a motor vehicle or tractor to make a U-turn on any of the highways or parts thereof which are properly posted.

§ 179-11 Turns at intersections.

No person shall make a turn of the kind designated (left, right or all) at any intersections where properly approved and posted signage prohibits said turning.

§ 179-12 (Reserved)

§ 179-13 Through highways.

The highways described below are hereby established as through highways, and the operator of every vehicle or tractor upon approaching any such highway at any intersection thereof (except for such intersections where there are now or shall hereafter be located official traffic signals) shall come to a full stop, within a reasonable distance, before entering any such through highway:

Name of Highway	Limits
(Reserved)

§ 179-14 Stop intersections.

The intersections described below, along with any additional intersections so designated by future act(s) of Borough Council, are hereby established as stop intersections, and official stop signs shall be erected in such a position upon the first-named highway as to face traffic approaching the second-named highway in the direction or directions indicated. All vehicles and tractors approaching any such intersection upon the first-named highway, in the direction or directions indicated in each case, shall come to a full stop, within a reasonable distance, before entering any such intersection:

Stop Sign on	Direction of Travel	At Intersection of
1st Street	North	Mahanoy Street
1st Street	North	Railroad Street
1st Street	North	South Street
1st Street	South	Mahanoy Street
1st Street	South	Market Street
1st Street	South	Pine Street
2nd Street	North	Centre Street
2nd Street	North	Mahanoy Street
2nd Street	North	Market Street
2nd Street	North	Pine Street
2nd Street	South	Centre Street
2nd Street	South	Mahanoy Street
2nd Street	South	Market Street
2nd Street	South	Pine Street
2nd Street	South	South Street
3rd Street	North	Market Street
3rd Street	North	Railroad Street
3rd Street	South	Mahanoy Street
3rd Street	South	Market Street
3rd Street	South	Pine Street
4th Street	North	Mahanoy Street
4th Street	North	Market Street
4th Street	North	Pine Street
4th Street	North	Railroad Street
4th Street	South	Mahanoy Street
4th Street	South	Market Street
4th Street	South	Pine Street
5th Street	North	Centre Street
5th Street	North	Market Street
5th Street	North	Pine Street
5th Street	South	Centre Street
5th Street	South	Market Street
5th Street	South	Pine Street
6th Street	North	Mahanoy Street
6th Street	South	Centre Street
6th Street	South	Mahanoy Street
6th Street	South	Pine Street
7th Street	South	Centre Street
7th Street	South	Mahanoy Street
7th Street	South	Market Street
7th Street	South	Pine Street
7th Street	South	South Street
8th Street	North	Mahanoy Street
8th Street	North	Market Street
8th Street	North	Pine Street
8th Street	North	South Street
8th Street	South	Mahanoy Street
8th Street	South	Market Street
8th Street	South	Pine Street
8th Street	South	South Street
9th Street	North	Mahanoy Street
9th Street	North	Railroad Street
9th Street	South	Centre Street
9th Street	South	Mahanoy Street
9th Street	South	Market Street
9th Street	South	Pine Street
9th Street	South	South Street
10th Street	North	Centre Street
10th Street	North	Mahanoy Street
10th Street	North	Market Street
10th Street	North	Pine Street
10th Street	South	Centre Street
10th Street	South	Mahanoy Street
10th Street	South	Market Street
10th Street	South	Pine Street
11th Street	North	Mahanoy Street
11th Street	South	Centre Street
11th Street	South	Mahanoy Street
11th Street	South	Market Street
11th Street	South	Pine Street
11th Street	South	South Street
12th Street	North	Pine Street
12th Street	South	Pine Street
13th Street	North	Mahanoy Street
13th Street	South	Mahanoy Street
13th Street	South	Market Street
13th Street	South	Pine Street
14th Street	North	Centre Street
14th Street	South	Mahanoy Street
A Street	North	Railroad Street
A Street	South	Centre Street
A Street	South	Mahanoy Street
A Street	South	Maple Street
A Street	South	Market Street
A Street	South	Pine Street
A Street	South	South Street
A Street	South	Spruce Street
Beech Street	North	Birch Street
Beech Street	South	Birch Street
Beech Street	South	Vine Street
Birch Street	East	Main Street
Birch Street	West	Main Street
B Street	North	Centre Street
B Street	North	Mahanoy Street
B Street	North	Maple Street
B Street	North	Market Street
B Street	North	Pine Street
B Street	North	South Street
B Street	North	Spruce Street
B Street	South	Centre Street
B Street	South	South Street
Catawissa Street	North	Mahanoy Street
Catawissa Street	North	Railroad Street
Catawissa Street	North	Spruce Street
Catawissa Street	South	Mahanoy Street
Catawissa Street	South	Maple Street
Catawissa Street	South	Spruce Street
Church Street	North	South Street
Church Street	North	Spruce Street
Church Street	South	Spruce Street
C Street	North	Railroad Street
C Street	South	Mahanoy Street
C Street	South	Maple Street
C Street	South	Market Street
C Street	South	Pine Street
C Street	South	South Street
C Street	South	Spruce Street
D Street	North	Mahanoy Street
D Street	South	Mahanoy Street
Grant Street	North	South Street
Grant Street	North	Spruce Street
Grant Street	South	Maple Street
Grant Street	South	Spruce Street
Harrison Street	North	South Street
Harrison Street	North	Spruce Street
Harrison Street	South	Maple Street
Harrison Street	South	Spruce Street
Laurel Street	East	Main Street
Laurel Street	West	Main Street
Linden Street	North	Railroad Street
Linden Street	South	Centre Street
Linden Street	South	Mahanoy Street
Linden Street	South	Maple Street
Linden Street	South	Market Street
Linden Street	South	Pine Street
Linden Street	South	South Street
Linden Street	South	Spruce Street
Locust Street	North	Birch Street
Locust Street	North	Railroad Street
Locust Street	South	Mahanoy Street
Locust Street	South	Maple Street
Locust Street	South	Market Street
Locust Street	South	Pine Street
Locust Street	South	South Street
Locust Street	South	Spruce Street
Locust Street	South	Vine Street
Mahanoy Street	East	6th Street
Mahanoy Street	East	12th Street
Mahanoy Street	East	Catawissa Street
Mahanoy Street	East	D Street
Mahanoy Street	East	Main Street
Mahanoy Street	West	6th Street
Mahanoy Street	West	12th Street
Mahanoy Street	West	14th Street
Mahanoy Street	West	Catawissa Street
Mahanoy Street	West	D Street
Mahanoy Street	West	Main Street
Maple Street	West	B Street
Maple Street	West	Catawissa Street
Maple Street	West	Church Street
Maple Street	West	D Street
Maple Street	West	Linden Street
Market Street	East	D Street
Market Street [Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]	West	2nd Street
Market Street	West	4th Street
Market Street	West	6th Street
Market Street	West	8th Street
Market Street	West	10th Street
Market Street	West	11th Street
Market Street	West	12th Street
Market Street	West	14th Street
Market Street	West	B Street
Market Street	West	Catawissa Street
Market Street	West	D Street
Market Street [Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]	West	Linden Street
Market Street	West	Main Street
McKinley Street	North	South Street
McKinley Street	North	Spruce Street
McKinley Street	South	Maple Street
McKinley Street	South	Spruce Street
Oak Street	North	Birch Street
Oak Street	South	Vine Street
Pine Street	East	2nd Street
Pine Street	East	4th Street
Pine Street	East	6th Street
Pine Street	East	8th Street
Pine Street	East	10th Street
Pine Street	East	12th Street
Pine Street	East	14th Street
Pine Street	East	B Street
Pine Street	East	Catawissa Street
Pine Street	East	D Street
Pine Street [Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]	East	Linden Street
Pine Street	East	Main Street
Railroad Street	East	2nd Street
Railroad Street	East	4th Street
Railroad Street	East	6th Street
Railroad Street	East	8th Street
Railroad Street	East	10th Street
Railroad Street	East	Main Street
Railroad Street	West	B Street
Railroad Street	West	D Street
South Street	East	1st Street
South Street	East	4th Street
South Street	East	6th Street
South Street	East	8th Street
South Street	East	10th Street
South Street	East	12th Street
South Street	East	Catawissa Street
South Street	East	D Street
South Street	East	Linden Street
South Street	East	Main Street
South Street	West	1st Street
South Street	West	4th Street
South Street	West	6th Street
South Street	West	8th Street
South Street	West	10th Street
South Street	West	12th Street
South Street	West	Main Street
Spruce Street	East	B Street
Spruce Street	East	Catawissa Street
Spruce Street	East	D Street
Spruce Street	East	Linden Street
Spruce Street	East	Main Street
Spruce Street	West	Main Street
Vine Street	East	Main Street
Vine Street	West	Main Street

§ 179-15 Yield right-of-way intersections.

The intersections described below are hereby established as yield right-of-way intersections, and official yield signs shall be erected in such a position upon the first-named highway as to face traffic approaching the second-named highway in the direction or directions indicated. All vehicles and tractors approaching any such intersection upon the first-named highway, in the direction or directions indicated, shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on the second-named highway so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time that the operator of such vehicle or tractor is moving across or within such intersection:

Yield Sign on	Direction of Travel	At Intersection of
(Reserved)

§ 179-16 No-passing zones.

It shall be unlawful for any person driving a vehicle to pass any other vehicle which is proceeding in the same direction on any street or roadway in the Borough limits.

§ 179-17 Closing certain highways to certain vehicles.

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any vehicle or tractor except a passenger vehicle (but not including any passenger vehicle drawing any trailer to towing any other vehicle) upon any of the portions of the highways described below; provided, however, that nothing herein shall prohibit the operation of any commercial vehicle or tractor upon any highway or portion thereof listed below where such operation thereon shall be necessary in order to pick up or deliver any goods, wares, merchandise or material from or to any premises located upon any such highway or portion thereof:

Name of Highway	Limits
(Reserved)

§ 179-18 Vehicle weight limits established.

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any commercial vehicle or other tractor, trailer or tractor-trailer combination having a gross weight in excess of that herein respectively prescribed upon any of the highways or portions thereof described below, except for the purpose of making local deliveries on that highway:

Name of Highway	Maximum Gross Weight (tons)	Location
(Reserved)

§ 179-19 Operation of vehicles on closed highways.

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any vehicle or tractor upon any highway in the Borough that is under construction, resurfacing or repair, in disregard of any official sign, barricade or notice that the same is closed to vehicular traffic or where traffic is restricted by official posting.

§ 179-20 Play highways.

The Mayor is hereby authorized to designate as play highways, whenever he shall deem such action advisable and for whatever period of time directed by him, any portion of any highway in the Borough whereon sledding and coasting shall be permitted. Such highway shall be set apart for the purpose under the direction of the Mayor.

No person shall operate any motor vehicle or tractor upon any play highway at any time when such highway shall be so designated except in case of emergency, with special permission of the Mayor or of the police officer in charge, who shall first clear such play highway of all persons using such highway for the purpose for which it was set aside.

The portions of highway described below are hereby established as play highways during the times designated:

Name of Highway Days	Hours	Location
(Reserved)

§ 179-21 Violations and penalties.

Any person violating the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a summary offense and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine of $25 and costs of prosecution.