Politics & Government

BIG Engineer Testifies in Haverford Billboard Hearing

The engineer testified that proposed billboards should not pose a problem.

HAVERFORD–Marc Kaplin, the attorney representing Bartkowski Investment Group (BIG), put engineer Michael Tantala on the stand at Thursday night’s Haverford Township Zoning Hearing Board meeting to give testimony regarding the billboard issue on BIG's behalf.

Tantala, an engineer and principal of Tantala Associates, LLC, said that the five 672-square-foot billboards being proposed—two of the billboards would be located along Lancaster Avenue in Haverford Township overlooking Bryn Mawr in Lower Merion Township, and three signs along West Chester Pike in Haverford Township—would not create driving issues, .

“It is my professional opinion, within a reasonable degree of engineering certainty, and on the basis of their design, location, configuration, size, height and lighting that the proposed, five billboards along West Chester Pike and Lancaster Avenue in the Township of Haverford, will:

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A., will not present a physical obstruction to vehicles moving on the routes.

B., will not obstruct sight distances between the driver and other motorists or pedestrians.

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C., will not distract or interfere with the effectiveness of official traffic-control devices.

D., are appropriate in height and size on the basis of industry standards, traffic speed, view analysis, surrounding topography, and other things. And E., will comply with professional design and industry standards to include design, structural capacity, lighting and other items,” Tantala said.

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