 By 1959, PA 41 was realigned to the east of Cochranville, having previously passed through the community on Cochran Street.Because PA 41 has a high accident rate due to being two lanes wide and carrying a high amount of local and through traffic, plans were made to improve the road.A highway-needs study by planning officials in Chester County in 1986 said the route was "deficient" and needed to be improved.