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Engineer: Springfield Road work delayed by 10-foot rock shelf; pickleball court bids ready for advertisement
Summary
The borough engineer reported a delay on Springfield Road after crews encountered about 10 feet of rock, said PennDOT approvals are pending for a ROW program, and that pickleball plans are finalized and ready to be advertised for bids pending council agreement.
Clifton Heights Borough engineer told council that sanitary sewer cleaning work is scheduled to begin in late August but that off‑site school construction and stormwater pipe work on Springfield Road have been delayed after crews encountered a rock shelf roughly 10 feet thick.
The delay has pushed parts of the contractor’s schedule, the engineer said, and a heavier excavating machine has been brought in to remove the rock rather than using explosives, which would require a state permit.
“They've hit a shelf of…
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