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Township of East Whiteland, PA
Chester County
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The speed limit for both directions of traffic along the streets or parts thereof described below is hereby established at the rate of speed indicated in said schedule. It shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle at a higher speed than the maximum prescribed for that street or part of a street.
Name of Street
Speed limit
(mph)
Location
Avondale Circle
[Added 3-21-2007 by Ord. No. 193-2007]
25
Entire length
Bacton Hill Road
35
From Old Valley Road to Conestoga Road
Bacton Hill Road
45
From Swedesford Road to Old Valley Road
Barbara Drive
25
Entire length
Beechwood Avenue
25
Entire length in Frazer View
Beth Lane
25
Entire length
Birch Road
25
Entire length in Whiteland Farms
Buck Run Lane
25
Entire length
Buttonwood Avenue
25
Entire length in Frazer View
Cameron Court
[Added 3-21-2007 by Ord. No. 193-2007]
25
Entire length
Carol Lane
25
On north and south sides of Summit Road
Church Road
25
From Lancaster Pike to Moores Road
Clayton Court
[Added 3-21-2007 by Ord. No. 193-2007]
25
Entire length
Corbin Drive
[Added 3-21-2007 by Ord. No. 193-2007]
25
Entire length
Cottonwood Drive
25
Entire length
Deer Run Lane
25
Entire length
Diane Drive
25
Entire length
Dillon Court
[Added 3-21-2007 by Ord. No. 193-2007]
25
Entire length
Doe Lane
25
Entire length
Elbow Lane
25
Entire length
Elk Drive
25
Entire length
Elliston Court
[Added 3-21-2007 by Ord. No. 193-2007]
25
Entire length
Emerson Way
[Added 3-21-2007 by Ord. No. 193-2007]
25
Entire length
Fahnstock Road
25
From Village Way to Lantern Lane
Fairway Drive
25
Entire length
Fairwind Lane
[Added 3-21-2007 by Ord. No. 193-2007]
25
Entire length
Frame Avenue
25
From Lancaster Pike to Route 29
Granville Way
[Added 3-21-2007 by Ord. No. 193-2007]
25
Entire length
Great Valley Parkway
25
Entire length
Hayworth Circle
[Added 3-21-2007 by Ord. No. 193-2007]
25
Entire length
Hillside Drive
25
Entire length
Kane Drive
25
Entire length
Kelmar Avenue
25
Entire length
Kevin Way
25
Entire length
Kings Circle
25
Entire length
Kingston Circle
[Added 3-21-2007 by Ord. No. 193-2007]
25
Entire length
Landon Way
[Added 3-21-2007 by Ord. No. 193-2007]
25
Entire length
Langston Circle
[Added 3-21-2007 by Ord. No. 193-2007]
25
Entire length
Lantern Lane
25
From Village Way to the cul-de-sac at the southern end thereof
Lapp Road
25
Entire length
Locust Drive
25
Entire length in Whiteland Farms
Longview Road
25
From Village Way to Fahnstock Road
Madeline Drive
25
Entire length
Malin Road
[Added 7-14-2004 by Ord. No. 166-2004]
30
Entire length
Malvern Hunt Way
[Added 3-21-2007 by Ord. No. 193-2007; repealed 2-10-2021 by Ord. No. 331-2021]
Malvern Hunt Way
[Added 2-10-2021 by Ord. No. 331-2021]
25
Entire length
Markel Road
25
Entire length
Mill Lane
25
From Conestoga Road to Sidley Road
Mill Lane
25
From Route 401 to Swedesford Road
Moores Road
25
From Conestoga Road to Sidley Road
Oakhill Circle
25
Entire length
Old Lancaster Road
[Added 3-21-2007 by Ord. No. 193-2007]
30
Entire length
Old Lincoln Highway
35
Entire length
Old Morehall Road
20
Entire length
Old Route 29
25
From Swedesford Road to the entrance to Foote Mineral Company
Old Swedesford Road
25
Entire length
Phoenixville Pike
35
Between Route 401 and Sidley Road
Pine Road
25
Entire length in Whiteland Farms
Queen Anne Lane
25
Entire length
Ravine Road
25
Entire length
Regency Court
[Added 3-21-2007 by Ord. No. 193-2007]
25
Entire length
Rickmar Lane
25
Entire length
Ridge Road
25
Entire length
Ridgewood Road
25
Entire length
Roberts Road
25
Entire length
Sidley Road
25
Entire length
South Bacton Hill Road
25
Entire length
Spring Road
25
From Warren Avenue to the cul-de-sac at the western end thereof
Spring Valley Road
25
Entire length
Summit Road
25
Entire length
Swedesford Road
35
Between Bacton Hill Road and the Township line with West Whiteland
Tanglewood Lane
25
Entire length
Village Way
25
From Lantern Lane to the cul-de-sac at the western end thereof
Warren Avenue
25
From Malvern borough line to Old Lancaster Pike
Waters Road
25
Entire length
Westgate Circle
25
Entire length
Wilburdale Road
25
Entire length
Winding Way
25
Entire length
Wood Lane
25
Entire length
Woodcrest Lane
25
Entire length
Woodview Road
25
From Village Way to Spring Road
A. 
Traffic control signals shall be installed and operated at the intersection of those streets described below.
Intersection
(Reserved)
B. 
Official traffic control devices controlling all vehicles at certain intersections.[1] At the following intersections, official traffic control devices shall be erected and all vehicles at such intersections shall be directed by such devices, as follows:
Intersection
Description of Traffic Control
Buck Run Lane at Route 401
[Amended 7-12-2023 by Ord. No. 354-2023]
2 signs should be erected on Buck Run Lane at Route 401, both the northeast and northwest corners, stating DO NOT ENTER, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY BETWEEN 7:00 A.M. AND 9:00 A.M., with an additional sign stating EXCEPT SCHOOL BUSES affixed below each DO NOT ENTER sign.
Buck Run Lane at Swedesford Road
[Amended 7-12-2023 by Ord. No. 354-2023]
2 signs should be erected on Buck Run Lane at Swedesford Road, both the northeast and northwest corners, stating DO NOT ENTER, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY BETWEEN 4:00 P.M. AND 6:00 P.M., with an additional sign stating EXCEPT SCHOOL BUSES affixed below each DO NOT ENTER sign.
Deer Run Lane at Route 401
[Amended 7-12-2023 by Ord. No. 354-2023]
2 signs should be erected on Deer Run Lane at Route 401, both the northeast and northwest corners, stating DO NOT ENTER, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY BETWEEN 7:00 A.M. AND 9:00 A.M., with an additional sign stating EXCEPT SCHOOL BUSES affixed below each DO NOT ENTER sign.
Doe Lane at Route 401
[Amended 7-12-2023 by Ord. No. 354-2023]
2 signs should be erected on Doe Lane at Route 401, both the northeast and northwest corners, stating DO NOT ENTER, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY BETWEEN 7:00 A.M. AND 9:00 A.M., with an additional sign stating EXCEPT SCHOOL BUSES affixed below each DO NOT ENTER sign.
Mill Lane and Sidley Road with Lapp Road
[Amended 7-12-2023 by Ord. No. 354-2023]
DO NOT ENTER, 7:00 A.M. TO 9:00 A.M., MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, devices shall be erected to face traffic intending to proceed eastbound on Flat Roadd, with an additional sign stating EXCEPT SCHOOL BUSES affixed below each DO NOT ENTER sign.
Morehall Road (aka Route 29) and Flat Road
[Amended 7-12-2023 by Ord. No. 354-2023]
DO NOT ENTER, 4:00 P.M. TO 6:00 P.M., MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, devices shall be erected to face traffic intending to proceed westbound on Flat Road with an additional sign stating EXCEPT SCHOOL BUSES affixed below each DO NOT ENTER sign.
Old Morehall Road and Lapp Road
[Amended 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 323]
DO NOT ENTER devices shall be erected to face traffic intending to proceed northbound on Old Morehall Road. NO LEFT TURN signs shall be placed at the same intersection facing traffic eastbound on Lapp Road.
Sidley Road and Flat Road
[Added 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 323; 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 323]
DO NOT ENTER, 7:00 A.M. TO 9:00 A.M., MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, devices shall be erected to face traffic intending to proceed eastbound on Flat Road, with an additional sign stating EXCEPT SCHOOL BUSES affixed below each DO NOT ENTER sign.
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Editor's Note: See also § 189-10, Prohibited turns at intersections.
No person shall make a right turn (or a left turn from a one-way street into another one-way street) when facing a steady red signal at any of the locations described below.
Name of Street
Direction of Travel
Prohibited Right Turn on Red Signal Onto
(Reserved)
It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to make a turn of the kind designated (left, right, all) at any of the intersections described below.
Name of Street
Direction of Travel
Prohibited Turn
Hours
At Intersection of
Great Valley Center, exiting at south side of site
Left
All
Conestoga Road
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Editor's Note: See also § 189-8B, Official traffic control devices controlling all vehicles at certain intersections.
It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to make a U-turn on any of the streets or parts of streets described below.
Name of Street
Location
Hillside Drive
[Amended 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 323]
Old Swedesford Road
Hillside Drive
[Amended 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 323]
Swedesford Road
The streets or parts of streets described below are hereby designated as one-way streets in the direction indicated, and it shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle on any one-way street other than in the direction established for traffic on that street.
Name of Street
Direction of Travel
Limits
Frazer Road
[Added 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 323]
South
Between Sproul Road and College Avenue
Old Morehall Road
[Added 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 323]
South
Between Lapp Road and Route 29 (Morehall Road)
Sproul Road
[Repealed 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 323]
No-passing zones are hereby established along those streets or parts of streets described below, and it shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to overtake or pass another vehicle or to drive on the left side of the roadway in any no-passing zone described in said schedule.
Name of Street
Direction of Travel
Limits
Sidley Road
Both
From Moores Road to Phoenixville Pike
Phoenixville Pike
From Sidley Road to Route 401 (Conestoga Road)
The intersections described below are hereby established as stop intersections, and official stop signs shall be erected in such a position upon the first-named street as to face traffic approaching the second-named street in the direction or directions indicated in said schedule. Every driver of a vehicle approaching any such intersection upon the first-named street, in the direction or directions indicated in each case, shall come to a full stop before entering any such intersection.
Stop Sign on
Direction of Travel
At Intersection of
Almy Drive
West
Sidley Road
Ashton Road
[Added 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 175-2005]
East
Phoenixville Pike
Aston Road
[Added 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 175-2005]
West
James Thomas Road
Atterbury Drive
[Added 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 175-2005]
Both
Ashlawn Road
Bass Cove
[Added 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 175-2005]
South
Cottonwood Drive
Beth Lane
[Added 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 175-2005]
North
Wood Lane
Beth Lane
[Added 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 175-2005]
South
Winding Way
Brett Lane
South
Swedesford Road
Buck Run Lane
Both
Doe Lane
Buttonwood Avenue
East
Beechwood Avenue
Buttonwood Avenue
North
Beechwood Avenue
Carla Terrace
North
Judith Lynn Way
Carol Lane
Both
Summit Road
Charles Street
[Added 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 175-2005]
South
Lancaster Avenue
Church Road
[Added 2-11-2004 by Ord. No. 150-2004]
Both
Swedesford Road
Coffman Street
[Added 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 175-2005]
South
Lancaster Avenue
Collegeview Road
[Added 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 175-2005]
West
Mortein Road
Collegeview Road
[Added 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 175-2005]
Both
Anthony Lane
Craig Lane, north entrance
East
Phoenixville Pike
Craig Lane, south entrance
East
Phoenixville Pike
Davis Avenue
[Added 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 175-2005]
South
Lancaster Avenue
Deer Run Lane
East
Doe Lane
Deer Run Lane
South
Conestoga Road
Doe Lane
Both
Deer Run Lane
Doe Lane
East
Buck Run Lane
Elbow Lane
Both
Wood Lane
Fahnestock Road
Both
Woodview Road
Flintshire Road
[Added 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 175-2005]
North
Ashlawn Road
Forge Drive
East
Wilburdale Road
Frazer Road
North
College Avenue (except right turn)
Frazer Road
South
College Avenue
Glenlock Way
[Added 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 175-2005]
South
King Road
Glenlock Way
[Added 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 175-2005]
West
Glenlock Way
Hayes Road
[Added 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 175-2005]
West
Phoenixville Pike
Hillside Drive
Both
Old Swedesford Road
Hillside Drive
Both
Old Swedesford Road
Judith Lynn Way
West
Sproul Road
Kane Drive
[Added 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 175-2005]
South
Hillside Drive
Kane Drive
[Added 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 175-2005]
North
Old Swedesford Road
Kelmar Avenue
Both
Markel Road
Kenwood Court
East
Craig Lane
Kevin Way
[Added 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 175-2005]
East
Madeline Drive
Kevin Way
West
Carol Lane
Knollbrook Circle
[Added 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 175-2005]
East
Mill Lane
Lantern Lane
North
Old Lancaster Pike
Limekiln Drive
[Added 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 175-2005]
South
Valley Creek Road
Longview Road
North
Village Way
Manor View Circle
[Added 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 175-2005]
North
Valley Creek Road
Markel Road
Both
Rickmar Lane
Markel Road
West
Kelmar Avenue
Mill Creek Lane
[Added 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 175-2005]
West
Mill Lane
Moores Road
East
Sidley Road
North Malvern Hunt Way
[Added 6-11-2008 by Ord. No. 206-2008]
South
Hayworth Circle
Oak Glen Road
[Added 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 175-2005]
North
Lapp Road
Oak Glenn Road
[Added 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 175-2005]
South
Oak Glenn Drive
Oakhill Circle
West
Summit Road
Oakhill Circle
West
Summit Road (northerly intersection)
Old Lancaster Pike
[Added 12-13-2006 by Ord. No. 189-2006]
Both
Warren Avenue
Old Swedesford Road
Both
Hillside Drive
Pine Road
South
Birch Road
Queen Anne Lane
[Added 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 175-2005]
East
Madeline Drive
Queen Ann Lane
West
Carol Lane
Ravine Road
Both
Underpass just north of King Road
Rickmar Lane
South
Markel Road
Ridge Road (E)
[Added 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 175-2005]
South
Summit Road
Ridge Road (W)
[Added 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 175-2005]
South
Summit Road
Ridgewood Drive
[Added 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 175-2005]
South
Summit Road
Roberts Road
[Added 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 175-2005]
North
Winding Way
Rogers Way
West
Sproul Road
Sidley Road
Both
Moores Road
Spruce Road
[Added 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 175-2005]
South
James Thomas Road
Summit Road
Both
Carol Lane
Summit Road
Both
Tanglewood Lane
Summit Road
Both
Woodcrest Lane
Summit Road
East
Oakhill Circle (northerly intersection)
Swedesford Road
[Added 2-11-2004 by Ord. No. 150-2004; amended 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 175-2005]
Both
Church Road
Tanglewood Lane
South
Summit Road
Thayer Drive
West
Sidley Road
Trout Run Drive
[Added 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 175-2005]
South
Cottonwood Drive
Tunbridge Lane
North
Craig Lane
Valley Creek Road
[Added 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 175-2005]
East
Conestoga Road
Village Way
Both
Longview Road
Westgate Circle
North
Swedesford Road
Westgate Circle
[Added 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 175-2005]
South
Stuart Drive
Wilburdale Road
North
Flat Road
Wilburdale Road
South
Forge Drive
Wilburdale Road
South
Lapp Road
Wood Lane
[Added 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 175-2005]
South
Winding Way
Woodcrest Lane
North
Summit Road
Woodcrest Lane
[Added 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 175-2005]
West
Sproul Road
Woodview Road
Both
Fahnestock Road
Woodview Road
North
Village Way
Woodview Road
South
Spring Road
[Amended 5-13-2003 by Ord. No. 148-2003]
A. 
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ENGINE BRAKE RETARDING DEVICE
Any mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic mechanical device, or any combination thereof (also commonly called an "engine brake"), used for the purpose of supplementing the braking system of a diesel-, gasoline-, or propane-powered motor vehicle engine.
PHOENIXVILLE PIKE
A portion of a former state highway, which, within the municipal limits of East Whiteland Township, is owned and maintained by East Whiteland Township.
B. 
Prohibition of the use of engine brake retarding devices. No operator of any gasoline-, diesel-, or propane-powered motor vehicle shall engage, use or otherwise operate an engine brake retarding device on the following roads within the municipal limits of East Whiteland Township. This prohibition shall not apply to emergency situations requiring the use of an engine brake retarding device, provided the emergency situation presents a clear and present danger to the safety and/or property of persons within the municipal limits of East Whiteland Township, other motor vehicle operators, and the operator and/or passengers of the motor vehicle utilizing the engine brake retarding device in the emergency situation.
Name of Street
Direction of Travel
Limits
Phoenixville Pike
Both
Between Sidley/Yellow Springs Road and Conestoga Road
C. 
Violations and penalties. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $300 nor more than $600, plus costs of prosecution, and such other costs as may be authorized by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive any vehicle, except a passenger vehicle (but not including any passenger vehicle drawing any trailer or towing any other vehicle), upon any of the streets or parts of streets described below.
Name of Street
Limits
Restriction
Church Road
[Added 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 175-2005]
Swedesford Road to Moores Road
"No Truck Traffic Except Local Deliveries"
Warren Avenue
[Added 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 175-2005]
Old Lancaster Pike to Spring Road
"No Truck Traffic"
Old Lancaster Pike
[Added 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 175-2005]
Old Lincoln Highway to Village Way
"No Truck Traffic Except Local Deliveries"
Sidley Road
[Added 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 175-2005]
Phoenixville Pike to Mill Lane
"No Truck Traffic"
Moores Road
[Added 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 175-2005]
Conestoga Road to last driveway on south side
"No Truck Traffic Except Local Deliveries"
Moores Road
[Added 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 175-2005]
From last driveway on south side to Sidley Road
"No Truck Traffic"
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive any commercial vehicle or other tractor, trailer or tractor-trailer combination, having a gross weight in excess of that respectively prescribed, upon any of the streets or bridges, or portions thereof, described below, except for the purpose of making local deliveries on said streets.
Name of Street or Bridge
Max. Gross Weight
(pounds)
Location
Flat Road
[Added 9-10-2014 by Ord. No. 260-2014]
10,000
Between Route 29 and Sidley Road
Malin Road
10,000
From Conestoga Road to entrance/exit of Lincoln Court Shopping Center
Sidley Road
[Added 12-10-2008 by Ord. No. 212-2008]
10,000
Between Phoenixville Pike and Mill Lane
Warren Avenue
[Added 12-10-2008 by Ord. No. 212-2008]
10,000
Between Spring Road and Old Lancaster Avenue
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Editor's Note: Additional weight limit regulations are on file in the Township Offices.