$3.55M In Water Main Improvements Underway In Marple Township

MARPLE TOWNSHIP, PA — Three water main replacement projects worth $3.55 million in Marple Township, which are part of more than $10 million worth of water infrastructure projects that are underway in six Delaware County municipalities, are underway, 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.

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.

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.

All the projects are expected to be completed by June 2021. Details on all the projects are available here.

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.