Aqua Pennsylvania: Five Main Replacements Underway Throughout Delaware County
Aqua Pennsylvania has $6.9 million in infrastructure improvement projects underway in Marple, Haverford, Edgmont, and Ridley townships and Media Borough to improve service reliability for customers throughout Delaware County.
In Marple Township, crews are at work replacing 4,381 feet of 8-inch and 6-inch cast iron water mains with new 8-inch and 6-inch ductile iron water mains on Lawrence Road between Veterans Boulevard and Springhouse Road. The $1.8 million project is expected to be completed by November 2020, weather permitting.
In Haverford Township, crews are working to replace 4,385 feet of 12-inch, 8-inch, and 6-inch cast iron water mains with new 12-inch, 8-inch, and 6-inch ductile iron water mains on the following streets:
- Wynnewood Road between County Line Road and Haverford Road
- Avon Road between Wynnewood Road and Wickam Road
- Wickam Road between Avon Road and Olcott Avenue
- Olcott Avenue between Wickam Road and Haverford Road
The $1.5 million project is expected to be completed by December 2020, weather permitting.
Crews in Edgmont Township have been working to install 5,100 feet of new 12-inch and 8-inch ductile iron water main on Route 352 (Middletown Road) between Gradyville Road and Heather Knoll Lane. The $1.3 million project is expected to be completed by October 2020, weather permitting.
Crews are also at work on a $1.2 million project in Media Borough to replace 5,353 feet of 12-inch, 10-inch, 8-inch, and 6-inch cast iron water mains with new 12-inch, 10-inch, 8-inch, and 6-inch ductile iron water mains on the following streets:
- Edgemont Street between State Street and Fourth Street
- Third Street between Monroe and Providence Road
- Second Street between Edgemont Street and Haldeman Street
- Haldeman Street between Third Street and Front Street
The project is expected to be completed in April 2021.
In Ridley Township, crews have been working on a $1.1 million project to replace 4,846 feet of 12-inch, 8-inch, and 6-inch cast iron water mains with new 12-inch, 8-inch, and 6-inch ductile iron water mains on the following streets:
- Sixth Avenue between Fairview Road and Donna Avenue
- Seventh Avenue between Schoolside Lane and address 1100 7th Avenue
- Parklane Road between Seventh Avenue and Fairview Road
- Colwell Road Between Seventh Avenue and the end of Cul-De-Sac
- Creghan Avenue between Colwell Road and the end of the Cul-De-Sac
- Della Camera Avenue between Fairview Road and Hunter Lane
The project is expected to be completed by December 2020, weather permitting.
These projects are part of Aqua’s continuing infrastructure improvement program that replaced more than 38 miles of aging main in Delaware County in 2019 to improve service reliability for customers. This year, Aqua expects to replace approximately 45 miles of main in Delaware County. The new water mains will reduce the potential for main breaks and discolored water and improve water flow in the area.
The capital spend on these projects is part of nearly $60 million in infrastructure improvement projects planned for Delaware County in 2020. Aqua Pennsylvania has more than $200 million planned for investments across Pennsylvania in 2020.
The COVID-19 pandemic has shined a greater light on the importance of access to safe drinking water and Gov. Tom Wolf has identified Aqua as part of the life-sustaining business sector that contributes to the health and safety of Pennsylvania. Aqua’s infrastructure improvement program allows the company to continue the uninterrupted delivery of safe drinking water to homes and businesses.
Aqua Pennsylvania serves approximately 1.4 million people in 32 counties throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Click here for more information.
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