After Historic Flood, Ambler Gets $355K To Improve Infrastructure

AMBLER, PA — Ambler is among several local municipalities to receive significant funding this week to improve storm infrastructure and resilience to flooding.

The borough will receive a $355,093 grant to install storm pipe in a flood prone areas, State Rep. Mary Jo Daley announced Monday.

“Stormwater and sewer infrastructure don’t tend to get a lot of attention until storms are in the forecast and folks’ lives are disrupted by damaging or otherwise inconvenient flooding, or until the cost to make fixes hits their wallets,” Daley said a statement. “When we have the opportunity to direct funds toward efforts like these, especially when the funding is in the form of a grant, it’s incredibly important that we take it and make the most of it.”

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Isaias devastated the region with heavy floodwaters and exposed the vulnerability of much infrastructure to storms of that nature.

In Ambler, officials said flooding has been "chronic" along Edgewood Drive and Cove Road, where the new pipe will be installed.

The project will also have notable environmental benefits, preventing debris and sediment from polluting nearby Rose Valley Creek.

The project will include 1,500 feet of storm pipe, a new manhole, more than 800 yards of pavement restoration, stone backfill, and more.

It costs a total of $417,756, Daley's office said. Ambler borough will cover the remaining $62,663 not covered by the state grant.