PWSA Project Updates

February 2022

PWSA Begins Rehabilitation Work on Rising Main in Highland Park! The press release can be accessed here.

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January 2022

From PWSA:

Crews began construction on Rising Mains 3&4 as part of the Water Reliability Plan. They will rehabilitate the two transmission pipes connecting the Bruecken Pump Station to the Highland Reservoir system. Work has started this month and will be complete in October 2022.

The right hand lane of outgoing traffic on One Wild Place will remain closed until early February. Full restoration of the roadway will occur in the spring. Additionally, the right hand outbound lane on Washington Boulevard – between Allegheny Boulevard and the Highland Park Bridge exit – will be closed to traffic to allow for equipment to access the worksite. This closure will be in place until April 2022.  As the project proceeds, crews will move out of the right-of-way and into the woods and onto zoo property. We will coordinate with the zoo as needed.

Project updates will be found on the webpage below.

https://www.pgh2o.com/projects-maintenance/search-all-projects/rising-mains-3-4-upgrades

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At the Oct 21, 2021 HPCC Community Zoom Meeting, PWSA provided an update on their current and upcoming projects in and around Highland Park.  Below is a summary of their presentation taken from the HPCC Community Meeting minutes.

  • Presenters from PWSA included Barry King,Director of Engineering and Construction, and Brad McShane,Sarah Bolenbaugh, and Mora McLaughlin
  • The summarized the Water Reliability Plan that includes once-in-a-generation upgrades of infrastructure between, and in some cases including, the Aspinwall Pump Station, the Highland Park Pump Station on Negley Ave., and the two Highland Park Reservoirs.
  • They presented the following timelines for the projects impacting the neighborhood:

The link to their presentation is here and below.

Download

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At the Nov 19, 2020 HPCC Community Zoom Meeting, PWSA provided an update on their current and upcoming projects in and around Highland Park.  Below is a summary of their presentation taken from the HPCC Community Meeting minutes.

  • Presenters Brad McShane, Sarah Bolenbaugh and Rebecca Zito, PWSA, and Kemal Niksic from PWSA contractor Mott MacDonald
  • Updates on “Completed Projects.”
    • The Microfiltration Plant is up and running as of September; not quite up to full capacity yet.
    • Reservoir # 1
      • The new wall has been completed.
      • The railing has been repaired and reinstalled.
      • The new bollards are in place.
      • Security cameras are in place.
      • Clean up around the bollards with rubberized pavement completed and the walkway opened in mid October
    • Upcoming Projects – see presentation below:

Click to access hp-community-meeting-11-19-2020.pdf