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Independent staff report PERRY TWP. – Aqua Ohio has started replacing 8,800 feet of waterlines along Bailey Street NW, between Rohr Avenue and Genoa Street. The second segment of the project will run along Genoa Street NW, between Lincoln Way E and Banyan Street NW, the water company said. A start date has not been set for that portion. Overall, the $1.6 million project aims to improve system reliability, said Keith Nutter, Aqua Ohio’s area manager. The existing 63-year-old water main has a history of fractures and service interruptions. We’re also increasing the diameter of the main line, helping to assure we have enough water supply for high-demand needs like firefighting, Nutter said in a prepared statement. Our contractor has just begun work on site, and we expect to have everything complete by the end of November. ....
Millions of dollars were invested into power, gas, water and sewer providers to bolster and modernize their service systems in 2020, and greater investment is on the horizon this year. Ohio Edison, Dominion Energy and several local utilities all have plans in the works or on the drawing boards. OHIO EDISON As the viral outbreak forced people to spend more time at home, Ohio Edison focused on revamping its service. The company completed grid modernization, improving electric service reliability for more than 200,000 customers in the Mahoning Valley, according to spokeswoman Lauren Siburkis. Also, more than 20 new automated reclosing devices, which operate similar to a circuit breaker in a home, were installed, limiting frequency, duration and scope of some service interruptions. In addition, 11 miles of existing power lines were replaced with a thicker, more durable wire and new utility poles were installed to support the new lines. ....
Independent staff report JACKSON TWP. Aqua Ohio plans to start replacing 6,100 feet of primary waterlines this week on multiple roads in the western part of the township. The project was to begin a couple of weeks ago but got delayed. It includes parts of Amherst Road NW between Gladys Street NW and Traphagen Street NW as well as along Traphagen within Amherst and Wales Avenue NW. Work is scheduled to start Wednesday and continue through the end of June or early July. Cold weather delayed the mid-February start date, according to Jeff LaRue, spokesman for Aqua Ohio. Traffic will be maintained during the course of the project. ....