Trenton Water Works has started a long-awaited $3.2 million replacement of Water mains on North Olden Avenue in Ewing Township.
The water utility is replacing 2,500-linear-feet of 16-inch main in Ewing the road between Parkside Avenue and Sixth Street as part of its capital improvement program.
Underground Utilities Corporation of Linden, a contract vendor, started construction on Dec. 9 and will continue until Feb. 28. TWW is expected to restore the roadwayby April 30.
“In recent years, several water main breaks along certain sections of North Olden Avenue in Ewing Township have made this work essential,” said Sean Semple, director of the city of Trenton’s Department of Water and Sewer, which operates Trenton Water Works.
“We appreciate visitors’ patience to this vital business district during the construction period as we work to improve this section of TWW’s 683-mile distribution system,” Semple said.
Michael Walker, TWW’s chief of communications and public outreach said that construction might cause temporary discolored water or low water pressure.
“If you experience discolored water, we recommend that you open a cold water tap inside the lowest point of your property for 15 minutes or until the water runs clear,” Walker said.
Since TWW announced its capital plan in 2019, the water utility has advanced:
A $20 million Smart Meter Project funded by the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank;The Pennington Avenue Reservoir Replacement Project (construction of decentralized water tanks);Phase 4 (Hamilton Township) of the Lead Service Line Replacement Program; andPlanning for a new central pumping station on Prospect Street and Pennington Avenue in Trenton.
In recent years, TWW has also completed several capital projects.
At the water filtration plant, they include rehabilitating the raw water intake, chlorine contact basins, and filter bed replacements.
In the distribution system, completed projects include the cleaning line of water mains in Hamilton Township and Trenton’s West Ward, the installation of flushing assemblies to discharge aged water at dead-end water mains, and the rehabilitation of the Mercerville Area Elevated Tank No. 2 in Hamilton Township.
Trenton Water Works is a public water system owned by the City of Trenton that produces approximately 30 million gallons of drinking water daily.
The TWW system, which draws and treats water from the Delaware River, consists of a 60 MGD water-filtration plant on Route 29 South in Trenton, the 100-million-gallon Pennington Avenue Reservoir, three pump stations, more than 3,500 fire hydrants, more than 8,000 valves, six interconnections, six storage tanks, and 683 miles of water mains.
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