City of Bethlehem

Notice to City of Bethlehem Water Customers Beginning Monday June 11, 2018, contractors for the City of Bethlehem will be relocating one of the City’s water transmission mains along Willowbrook Road in Hanover Township, Lehigh County, north of LVIA Airport. This work is part of the broader project to widen Willowbrook Road in preparation for the opening of the new FedEx Distribution Facility later this year. The work is expected to be completed by the end of July 2018. This transmission main provides drinking water to a large part of our service territory, particularly customers in West Bethlehem and Hanover Township - Lehigh and Northampton Counties. The City and Contractors are taking steps to ensure that there should be no disruption of water service during this project. However, there is the possibility that a loss of water pressure or discolored water could occur at any time during this period. The City will provide immediate updates should any major disruptions occur and if any corrective actions are warranted. If you would like to update your emergency contact information please contact customer service at 610-865-7070. We monitor water chemistry in the distribution system every day and we continue to meet or exceed stringent Pa DEP limits on drinking water quality. There are no restrictions on water use and there are no boil water advisories at this time. Should you experience discolored water we advise that you do not let your water run continuously. Rather, run your cold water faucets only for a few minutes at a time until it begins to clear up. Repeat this step every hour or so until the water runs clear. We recommend that you do not run your hot water while you are experiencing discolored water and to use discretion when using water for routine chores such as washing clothes. We take our responsibility to delivery safe, clean drinking water to our customers very seriously and are taking steps to minimize the impact to our customer’s daily activities during this project. Any questions or concerns can be directed to the office of the Director of Water and Sewer Resources at the above number or contact our 24/7 Control Center at 610-865-7077. Thank you for your patience in this matter.

The following roadwork is scheduled in Bethlehem next week: SR378: PennDOT will have bridge inspection crews on SR378 between US22 and the Hill to Hill Bridge as follows: Tuesday 6/12: Northbound lane restriction from 9am-3pm Wednesday 6/13: Southbound lane restriction from 9am-3pm Fahy Bridge: PennDOT’s contractor for the Fahy Bridge Project will begin to implement daily traffic patterns in the southbound right lane from 6am-5pm in order to remove the platform underneath the bridge. The work is scheduled to begin Monday, June 11 and will continue until Friday July 13th (excluding July 4th). Also, on Tuesday June 12th, the contractor will implement lane closures of the right lanes in both the northbound and southbound lanes to install the Shared Lane Markings. Center Street / SR512: PennDOT will begin to reconstruct the intersection of the Fahy Bridge, Center Street and Lehigh Street on Tuesday, June 12. They will begin on the northern side of the intersection (closer to City Hall). During this time, vehicles will be shifted on Center and Lehigh Streets and will be able to turn to and from the bridge, but vehicles will not be able to travel north towards City Hall. Traffic will be detoured up Center Street to Church Street. This work will be 24/7 through Friday, June 15. At a later date, the work will be shifted to the other side of the intersection. Brodhead Road: Lehigh’s contractor for the new Brodhead Rd Dorms will begin utility work on Brodhead Rd on Monday. Beginning Monday, Brodhead Road will be closed to all traffic. A full detour will be set up. This full closure is expected to remain for about 2 months as utilities are installed and the road repaved. Also on Monday, the intersection of Brodhead Rd and 4th Street will be reduced to one lane with flaggers from 8am-3pm for utility work.

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