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Infrastructure

Tim Filasky, director of Public Works & Water Resources in Newark, Del. (left) with Del. Water Operations Superintendent Mark Neimeister with a lead pipe testing example
Community

Newark residents could win a year’s worth of free water if they check for lead pipes

Lead can seep into drinking water through service lines that connect to buildings and homes.

3 years ago

Listen 2:11
Greenberg Elementary School
Education
Billy Penn

Four takeaways from City Council’s hearing on Philly’s crumbling school infrastructure

The district says it’ll have a master plan for dealing with facilities completed by June of next year.

3 years ago

Josh Shapiro speaking at a podium
Politics & Policy

Pa. Gov. Shapiro says millions will go to help train workers for infrastructure projects

Organizations doing infrastructure work stand to benefit significantly from a new training program.

3 years ago

A bridge over a highway that says 'Historic Trenton
Urban Planning

Trenton’s Route 29 Boulevard Project takes a step forward

The city hopes that a redesign of the state highway will restore public access to the Delaware River waterfront.

3 years ago

The Delaware Memorial Bridge is shown from afar, with a blue sky in the background.
Community

Delaware Memorial Bridge gets a $93 million upgrade to protect against ship collision

A multimillion dollar project is underway at the Delaware Memorial Bridge to enhance its protection system and prevent future collisions like the 1968 tanker.

3 years ago

(Bigstock/Snowboy)
Community

How to filter PFAS out of your tap water

A new report finds almost 50% of tap water contains PFAS. Here’s what you can do to reduce it from your drinking supply.

3 years ago

Listen 5:23
File photo: Sunoco's Mariner East 2 pipeline construction on Pennell Road in Middletown Township. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Sunoco Pipeline ordered to pay $660,000 for environmental violations, DEP says

Sunoco will pay two separate civil penalties for numerous violations of the Clean Streams Law and the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act.

3 years ago

Utility cables
Community
6abc

Faulty cable may have caused massive outage impacting 24K customers in Wildwood

Atlantic City Electric said Wednesday the preliminary cause of the outage was a faulty cable.

3 years ago

Team Liberia celebrating on the field.
Community
Billy Penn

Why Liberian Independence Day is such a big deal in Philadelphia

Philly has the second-largest population of Liberian immigrants in the U.S.

3 years ago

Large sinkhole in the middle of the intersection.
Community
6abc

Massive sinkhole opens up in West Philadelphia

Neighbors say the sinkhole opened up about a year or so ago and it had been fixed recently.

3 years ago

A bridge over a small creek
Urban Planning

Recent storm causes Delaware County bridge to deteriorate, forcing closure

The Smithbridge Road Bridge in Concord Township is out of commission due to deterioration from a June storm, according to PennDOT.

3 years ago

A view of the Schuylkill River
Urban Planning

15 billion gallons of raw sewage and polluted stormwater makes its way into Philadelphia’s waterways every year, according to new report

PennEnvironment is calling for a more swimmable and fishable city, free of sewage related bacteria and viruses.

3 years ago

A train derailment in Whitemarsh Township
Community

Norfolk Southern reopens tracks days after train derailment in Whitemarsh Twp.

Norfolk Southern, CSX, and the Federal Railroad Administration continue to investigate. Norfolk Southern’s preliminary findings indicate a sinkhole opened on the railbed.

3 years ago

(6abc)
Urban Planning

Section of I-95 South in Pennsport to close overnight for bridge deck repairs

I-95 South at Tasker Street will be closed from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next three nights as crews install a new sliding plate to replace the damaged section, PennDOT says.

3 years ago

This image from Chopper 6 shows the pavement failure on Route 202 NB in the same area that had to be closed just one week before.
Urban Planning

PennDOT assessing ‘pavement failure’ on Route 202 following sinkhole repair

A contractor will assess the area Tuesday to ensure repairs from a sinkhole last week will remain steady.

3 years ago

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