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CHECK OUT THE PARKS AND RECREATION PAGE FOR FUN FILLED ACTIVITIES THROUGH OUT THE YEAR!!

OFFICE   HOURS 

We will continue to have a table located in the foyer to accommodate a contact-less drop off and pick ups. 

The office will be closed on the following days:
 New Years Day
 Good Friday
 Memorial Day
 Fourth of July
 Labor Day
 Thanksgiving Day
 Day after Thanksgiving
 Christmas Day

Please contact us at  (717)445-5933 Monday – Wednesday 9am – 5pm and Thursday & Friday 7am – 2pm with any questions.  Thank you!

Due to on going Covid issues things change often regarding visitors to the office. 
Please check the office doors for the latest office covid restrictions. 

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE PA TURNPIKE

PA Turnpike Launches Open Road Tolling

This January, the PA Turnpike launched Open Road Tolling (ORT) east of Reading and along the Northeast Extension. The rest of the PA Turnpike will adopt the change in 2027.

Under the ORT system, tolls are charged electronically as customers drive at highway speeds beneath overhead structures called gantries without slowing down or stopping at toll booths. Equipment on the gantry and in the roadway classifies and identifies the vehicle and electronically processes tolls, allowing for free-flowing traffic, while also reducing accidents, improving the environment and enabling new access points. You will begin to see toll booth demolition this spring.

ORT Requires Your E-ZPass Transponder to Be Properly Mounted

Properly mounting your E-ZPass transponder is critical for its functionality and roadway safety. A properly mounted transponder is needed to ensure that your E-ZPass is accurately read and that you are charged the correct toll.

Transponders are 99.5% effective when installed properly. Here is how to mount a transponder:

  • Clean the area on the windshield before mounting.
  • Remove the transponder from its packaging.
  • Mount the transponder horizontally under the rear-view mirror, below shaded or black-dot areas, by pressing the suction cups against the windshield or removing the adhesive strip on the Velcro mounting strips and pressing to the windshield.

When you are mounting the transponder, there are three important things you should avoid:

  • DO NOT place the transponder vertically.
  • DO NOT mount it inside of black dots or the shaded area on your windshield.
  • DO NOT manually hold the transponder or leave it on your dashboard.

Call the PA Turnpike’s Customer Service Center if you have any questions or suspect your transponder may need replaced. Check out this video to learn more about properly mounting your transponder.

ORT Will Change the Way Your E-ZPass and Toll By Plate Invoices Look

E-ZPass statements or Toll By Plate invoices for travel in ORT areas may be longer and show individual charges for each gantry passed. This toll-point formatting will be familiar to those regularly traveling through the Clarks Summit, Keyser Avenue, Southern Beltway and Delaware River Bridge exits, where ORT is already live.

West of the Reading Interchange, a single trip charge will be displayed based on your entry and exit.
If your trip includes both ORT and traditional tolling points, your bill will list individual gantry charges for travel east of the Reading Interchange and display a single trip for your western travel either with an entry point of T291, if you are traveling west, or an exit point of T291 if traveling east.
When the entire system moves to Open Road Tolling in 2027, all charges will be assessed at gantries and single trip charges will cease.To learn more about ORT, visit www.PATurnpike.com/ORT.

          (Click here to view an example of what the new open toll roads will look like).

 TEST YOUR STORMWATER KNOWLEDGE

Brecknock Township Stormwater Knowledge Survey

This survey is part of Brecknock Township’s MS4 requirements to ensure that the public is educated on stormwater topics, given opportunities to participate in stormwater-related events, understands illicit discharges and more!

Test your stormwater knowledge and then explore the Township’s website for a variety of stormwater information and activities.