About this Project

Lower Allen Township contracted AEG to provide professional engineering services for the Beacon Hill Trail Extension project, a vital part of the Township’s trail system master plan. Funded through the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP), the project aimed to fill a gap in the local trail network, improving connections between neighborhoods and increasing recreational access.

The Beacon Hill Trail Extension added about 1,500 feet of new trail from its previous end to Poplar Avenue, including a side trail that connects to another existing segment. The trail goes through an undeveloped area and intersects with Beacon Hill Boulevard at its junction with Poplar Avenue. Built to meet ADA standards, the trail has an 8-foot-wide pervious asphalt surface and includes a 107-foot-long boardwalk to cross a wetland area.

AEG’s services included base mapping, utility identification, preparation of a Categorical Exclusion Evaluation, acquisition of a Waterway Obstruction Permit, and development of an Erosion and Sediment Pollution Control Plan. AEG also created signing and pavement marking plans, designed the trail alignment, produced construction documents, and supported advertising and award procedures.

This extension greatly enhances the trail’s usefulness to residents by connecting the western part of the Township to its eastern boundary, fulfilling a long-standing goal in the Township’s master plan for pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure.