Marple Getting $2M In Water Service Improvements

MARPLE, PA – Aqua Pennsylvania announced that $14.1 million in infrastructure improvement projects are currently underway in Delaware County, and Marple Township is getting a cut of the improvement.

The projects will increase service reliability, reduce the potential for discolored water and improve firefighting capabilities in the area.

In Marple, crews are working on a $2 million project to install 9,030 feet of 6-inch and 8-inch ductile iron mains to replace the existing cast iron mains.

With project completion expected in late 2018, the work is taking place on the following streets:

• North Central and South Central avenues between Sussex Boulevard and Redhill Drive
• Durley Drive between North Central Avenue and Cornwall Drive
• Cheshire Circle between North Central Avenue and the end of the cul-de-sac

Areas of Springfield, Upper Darby, Middletown, Tinicum, and Nether Providence township, as well as Prospect Park and Norwood boroughs are also being targeted by Aqua's project.

These main replacements are part of Aqua’s nearly $60 million capital program for Delaware County in 2018, and Aqua plans more than $227 million across Pennsylvania this year. Aqua Pennsylvania invested $225 million in similar projects in 2017.

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