Saxonburg Rotary donates $10,000 for safety bollard installation
The Saxonburg Area Rotary has donated $10,000 to the borough of Saxonburg to cover the cost of purchasing 32 safety bollards for use along Main Street to close the road for borough events.
The Rotary presented a large novelty check to borough council during their monthly board of supervisors meeting on Tuesday night, Jan. 20.
“Anytime there's an event on Main Street when we close the road, we'll be using these instead of large plastic barriers,” said borough manager Steven May. “Main Street is our event venue, so it adds that extra layer of security to all of our visitors.”
When needed, the bollards will be placed along Main Street at the intersections with Rebecca Street on the east end and Isabella Street on the west end.
“They're steel, six inches in diameter and recessed into the road about 12 inches,” May said. “They take a 10,000 pound hit at 25 miles an hour.”
According to May, the borough currently uses road barriers to keep parts of Main Street closed off for events such as the Mingle on Main and holiday parades. However, May said these are a less secure method of closing roads.
“We have water-filled plastic barriers,” May said. “They’re just a little bulkier and they don’t deflect a direct hit from a vehicle like the steel ones do.”
In 2025, Saxonburg applied for funding from the Main Street Matters grant program which would have paid for new and improved safety bollards for Main Street. However, Saxonburg’s request was not included in the most recent round of approved requests for the program.
