Crafton wins near‑full grant for Broadhead sewer separation; council approves full‑width paving on Duncan Avenue

Crafton Borough Council on Thursday heard engineers and staff describe a multi‑street sewer‑separation package that returned competitively low bids and can be carried out with essentially all grant funding, and the council approved short‑term change orders to repave local streets affected by ongoing utility work.

The Broadhead Sewer Separation Project returned a low base bid of $5,582,000 for the work listed on the bid documents; adding alternates raises the contractor price to about $6,150,000 and the total project cost including engineering to roughly $6,790,000. Gateway Engineers and borough staff reported the borough has secured approximately $6,787,480 in grant awards, leaving an estimated out‑of‑pocket cost to the borough of about $1,000 on the current bid package.

Why it matters: the separation work installs new storm piping and drainage to remove stormwater from the combined sewer system, reducing overflows and improving street drainage; the contractor schedule would be about 14 months from start if the council accepts the bid.

Staff and the…