Utility Work To Impact Streets In Newtown Borough This Spring, Summer

NEWTOWN BOROUGH, PA — Two utility improvement projects will impact traffic this spring and summer in the borough.

The projects were announced at Wednesday night’s meeting of the Newtown Borough Council.

The first project is scheduled to close a section of Centre Avenue between South State Street and Sycamore Street.

Beginning on June 2, the Newtown Artesian Water Company will be closing the street for two weeks for water main construction work.

The road is scheduled to be closed daily from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Friday.

A much larger utility project is planned for sometime this summer impacting Centre Avenue between Sycamore and South State streets and South State Street from Centre Avenue south to the borough line.

According to borough manager Craig Totaro, PECO will be conducting utility work, which will require intermittent and complete closure of the roads for up to two months.

Totaro said he will be meeting with business owners on Friday to brief them on the upcoming projects.

According to engineer Michele Fountain, PECO will be required to repave the roads once the work is complete under its work permit with the borough.