$10.2M In Water Service Improvements Underway In Delco

DELAWARE COUNTY, PA — More than $10 million worth of water infrastructure projects are underway in six Delaware County municipalities, according to Aqua Pennsylvania.

Aqua is undertaking $10.2 million in infrastructure improvement projects in Upper Providence, Nether Providence, Middletown, Marple and Haverford townships and Rose Valley Borough to improve service reliability for customers throughout the county.

In Upper Providence and Nether Providence, crews began work on a $2 million project replacing 9,744 feet of aging 6-, 8- and 10-inch water mains with new 4-, 6-, 8- and 12-inch ductile iron water mains on the following streets:

• Shady Hill Road between Park Avenue and Rose Hill Road;
• Park Avenue between Ridley Creek Road and north of Shady Hill Road;
• Rose Hill Road between Park Avenue and South Ridley Creek Road;
• South Ridley Creek Road between Orange Street and Manchester Road;.
• and Meadowbrook Lane from South Ridley Creek Road to the end of the cul-de-sac

In Middletown Township, crews are working on a $1.3 million project to replace 4,766 feet of aging 12-, 8- and 6-inch water mains with new 12-, 8- and 6-inch ductile iron water mains on the following streets:

• Old Middletown Road between Bortondale Road and RT 352 (New Middletown Road);
• Old Middletown Road between Moore and Knowlton roads;
• and Route 352 (New Middletown Road) between Knowlton and Old Middletown roads.

Also taking place in Middletown Township, crews are working on a $1.2 million project to replace 6,145 feet of aging 6- and 8-inch water mains with new 8- and 6-inch ductile iron water mains on the following streets:

• Ridley Creek Drive between Nelson Drive and the end of the cul-de-sac;
• and Walter Drive Between Nelson Drive and the end of the cul-de-sac.

There are multiple main replacements taking place throughout Marple Township. Crews are working on a $1.2 million project to replace 4,358 feet of aging 6-inch cast iron water mains with new 8- and 6-inch ductile iron water mains on the following streets:

• Maclarie Lane between Paxon Hollow Road and Saint Francis Drive;
• Hedgerow Drive Between Kerwood Drive and Maclarie Lane;
• and Paxon Hollow Road between Sproul Road and Hedgerow Drive.

Crews are also working in Marple Township on another $1.2 million project to replace 10,048 feet of aging 6-inch cast iron water mains with new 8-inch ductile iron water mains in the township on the following streets:

• Langford Road between Sproul Road and Winding Way;
• Harvard Avenue and Yale Avenue between Princeton Place and Winding Way;
• and Princeton Place, Clover Drive and Winding Way between Langford Road and South New Ardmore Road.

Crews are also working on a $1.15 million project in Marple Township to replace 7,876 feet of aging 8-and 6-inch cast iron water mains with new 8-and 6-inch ductile iron water mains on the following streets:

• Paxon Hollow Road and Concord Road between Sproul Road and Springhouse Road;
• Hilldale Road between Sproul Road and Concord Road;
• Parkway Avenue between Paxon Hollow and Hilldale roads;
• Parkway East from Springhouse Road to the end of the cul-de-sac;
• and Parkway East Road, Springhouse Road between Langford Road and Lawrence Road.

In Haverford Township, crews are working on a $1.2 million project to replace 5,315 feet of aging 6-inch cast iron water mains with new 8- and 6-inch ductile iron water mains on the following streets:

• Meadow Lane between Coopertown Road and College Avenue;
• Williams Road between Darby Road and Meadows Lane;
• and Blackburn Lane between Highland Lane and Williams Road.

Crews recently began work on a $1 million project in Rose Valley Borough to replace 7,655 feet of aging 6-inch water mains with new 4-, 6- and 8-inch ductile iron water mains on the following streets:

• Todmorden Drive between both ends of Brookhaven Road;
• Brookview Lane, Forestview Road, and Briarcrest and Hollow drives between Todmorden Drive and the end of the cul-de-sac;
• and Tanglewood Circle between Forestview Road and the end of the cul-de-sac.

All the projects are expected to be completed by June 2021.

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. Aqua expects to have replaced approximately 45 miles of main in Delaware County by year-end. The new water mains will reduce the potential for main breaks and discolored water and improve water flow in the area.