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PECO Accelerated Gas Infrastructure Modernization Project Update

Natural Gas Service Upgrades
PECO has completed installation of new gas mains and will begin natural gas service upgrades inside of homes on Walnut Street and Cheltena Avenue for customers previously notified on Saturday, October 3rd 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM.  Walnut Street between Runnymede and Hillside Avenues and Cheltena Avenue between Elm and Cloverly Avenues will have temporary lane closures to thru traffic 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM to allow for the service upgrades to be safely completed in this area. Flaggers will be on site to assist with traffic control due to temporary lane closures.   Areas affected by this work will be posted with temporary ‘no parking’ signs to allow for the work to be completed safely.

Jenkintown Borough Halloween Festivities

The usual Halloween festivities may feel extra scary due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, Jenkintown Borough Emergency Management, Mayor Allyson Dobbs and the Rec Board are working with the Jenkintown Borough Community to create a safety plan that will provide guidelines for safe and enjoyable Halloween festivities for all.  Current CDC recommendations have been taken into consideration while finalizing these Halloween festivity safety plans.

Thank you for your continued patience while these challenges are being worked through during these unprecedented times.  Final details will be shared in the next few days on all Jenkintown Borough social media platforms.  Please stay tuned!

Sanitary Sewer Main Project Update

The Borough has been notified by the project contractor, National Water Main Cleaning Company, that the Public Sanitary Sewer Main Project will continue Tuesday, September 29th through Friday, October 2nd from 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The Sewer lining and cured in place pipe (CIPP) spot repairs have been completed and the contractor will begin testing and grouting the lateral connections in the sanitary sewer main during this final phase. The contractor has reported that there will be no disruption of service and no foul odor from chemical emittance.

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PECO Accelerated Gas Infrastructure Modernization Project (AGIMP)

Natural Gas Service Upgrades
PECO has completed installation of new gas mains and will begin natural gas service upgrades inside of homes on Runnymede, Florence and Hillside Avenues,  for customers previously notified, beginning on Monday, September 28th through Friday, October 2nd from 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM.  Runnymede Avenue between Walnut Street and Elm Avenue, Florence Avenue between West and Runnymede Avenues and Hillside Avenue between Florence Avenue and Walnut Street will be closed to thru traffic 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM to allow for the service upgrades to be safely completed in this area.

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