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Middle school construction slowed by unanticipated stormwater work; borough seeks reduced road closure
Summary
Borough and the borough engineer told residents construction of the new middle school continues but has slowed after crews hit rock installing a stormwater pipe on Springfield Road; officials asked PennDOT to allow single-lane flagging instead of a full road closure and said a $3.2 million grant will fund parking and sidewalk improvements.
JP Kelly, the borough engineer, told the Clifton Heights council and residents that work on the new middle school is ongoing but slower than expected after crews encountered rock while installing a stormwater pipe on Springfield Road. "They were finally out of that rock, and they're moving along at a much quicker pace now," Kelly said during the meeting.
Kelly said the stormwater line will extend up to Oak Avenue and that crews will also install water and sanitary connections in front of the school. He said the contractor holds a permit that currently allows a full road closure but that the borough has asked PennDOT to change that to a single-lane closure with flaggers to reduce detours through neighboring streets. "We have the support of their…
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