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Council hears engineering updates and grant award for pool upgrades; project schedules reviewed
Summary
The council received a broad engineer’s report on sewer separation, paving and facility projects, and staff announced a $155,000 GETDF grant for pool upgrades with a likely 50% DCNR match; staff outlined schedules for Ewing Road, brick-street repaving and public-works building utilities.
At the Nov. 24 meeting staff reviewed multiple capital projects and grant awards affecting Crafton.
Manager Price announced the borough received a $155,000 GETDF grant toward pool upgrades, including roof work, a new slide, a concession-stand AC unit and a pavilion in the pool area. Price said the grant requires a 50% match and staff is awaiting a DCNR decision in December or early January; if DCNR funding is available it would likely serve as the match for a larger project that originally sought $225,000–$250,000 toward a roughly $450,000 scope.
Engineer King provided project updates: sewer construction is underway across Broadhead, Warren and Colter streets with Crafton Boulevard detours expected to end after the week but possibly extended by rain; trail closures remain until final restoration. The C20 sewer separation is complete aside from punch-list items; a punch-list walk is scheduled for Dec. 2. Temporary pavement markings were laid where thermoplastic permanent markings were delayed because of temperature-sensitive installation; permanent markings are expected in spring. Duncan Avenue paving will be re-done in the future with retained funds set aside to cover that work.
King also reviewed upcoming projects and schedules: Ewing Road has a $100,000-feasible solution with design and bid documents to be prepared, targeted for bidding in January, award in February and construction beginning in March depending on asphalt-plant availability. The 2025 Brick Street repair project was awarded to Solentate Construction and is scheduled to start next April because of temperature constraints for concrete work. King said interior work at the new Public Works building (utility rough-ins and framing) is complete and that bids for water-main extension and Duquesne Light work are pending.
Representative quote: "The contractor decided last minute on Friday to not put down the permanent markings and only apply the temporary because the permanent markings are thermoplastic and they require certain temperatures," King said.
What’s next: staff will pursue DCNR match options, post grant memos and budget updates online, and continue weekly contractor coordination and the Dec. 2 punch-list walk for the C20 project.
