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It will soon be time for local road paving projects to begin in Hellertown, and borough officials are advising residents to be prepared for some disruption during the work.
A project that will help improve pedestrian safety along Main Street in Hellertown is proceeding well ahead of schedule, likely aided by the favorable weather for construction projects that has prevailed since work began on it in early April.
Hellertown pedestrians and motorists may have noticed construction around a number of intersections in town this week. The orange cones, safety fencing and dug-up sections of sidewalk may be an unsightly inconvenience right now, but the project they represent is a good one, say borough officials.
The Springfield Township Police Department is asking for the public’s help cleaning up a messy situation, and solving a crime in the process.
Work has resumed on a new Wawa gas station and convenience store that is being built at Passer Road and Rt. 309 in Upper Saucon Township, a busy intersection just north of Coopersburg borough.
If you were hoping to sip a pumpkin spice latte at a new Starbucks in Hellertown this fall, you’re going to have to postpone those plans, but the good news is that work on the new location is finally under way.
Allentown-based Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network (GSRN) has big plans for Center Valley. The network announced Thursday that it plans to build a state-of-the-art rehabilitation hospital on land along Center Valley Parkway in Upper Saucon Township.
Pennsylvania businesses involved in the construction industry have been busy ramping up projects that had been on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic. In-person operations at construction sites were permitted to resume May 1, so long as all businesses adhere to governor Tom Wolf’s guidance.
A significant road repair project is about to begin on a heavily-traveled section of Rt. 22 in Northampton County, and officials with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation say it will affect traffic along the corridor through the fall.
A new municipal park that’s currently under construction next to Hopewell Elementary School on West Hopewell Road in Upper Saucon Township was briefly discussed by township supervisors at their meeting Monday night.