Community Corner
[UPDATED] KoP Water Woes Continue
Pennsylvania American Water Company said it had repaired a water main break that opened a sinkhole on Crooked Lane yesterday, but another break this morning kept some customers in the area without water.
Update April 19, 1:32 p.m. Upper Merion Township reports on the municipal website that one lane of the sinkhole-affected portion on Crooked Lane is now open, but that residents are still advised to seek alternate routes around the area.
The township said it is working with PennDOT and Pennsylvania American Water Company personnel to "assess road conditions and develop a restoration plan to fill and stabilize the sinkhole area" before repairing the road.
Earlier story below.
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A new water main break Wednesday continues to disrupt water service for some residents in the general vicinity of a after a separate water main break yesterday.
Pennsylvania American Water Company representative Terry Maenza said that although the road remains closed, the Crooked Lane break had been repaired. A separate water main break that occurred at Flinthill Road and Church Road on Wednesday morning has disrupted water service to five customers, Maenza said.
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Reader Denise Kovalevich told Patch via email that she lived in the Heritage Manor neighborhood and was still without water as of Wednesday morning.
"I tried to call the water company and they put me on hold for a half an hour. I then called the Township and they don’t have any information," Kovalevich wrote.
