Friday, November 2, 2007

Germantown Avenue for the week of Nov 5

Saturday, Nov. 3 will see crews continuing to install high pressure gas lines from Cresheim Valley Drive to the Trolley Car Diner and to install a water main from Roumfort Road to Gowen Avenue. The east sidewalk is closed due to this work. There is no work planned for Sunday.

The night work on the west side between Allens Lane and Nippon Street (across from the chapel) will continue next week between 9 pm and 7 am. This work is scheduled to be completed by Friday, November 9th. Please note that businesses in that area continue to be open during their scheduled hours.

In addition, there will be sawcutting of the trolley tracks at night starting Monday of next week, starting at Roumfort Road and moving up to Gowen Avenue. Staggered lane traffic will be in effect at night when this work is going on. Please note that Brewer's Outlet and Cresheim Cottage Cafe will continue to be accessible as this work reaches Gowen Avenue.

Traffic will continue to be tied up around the intersection with Cresheim Valley Road as Philadelphia Gas Works comes in to tie into the newly-installed high pressure line. This aspect of the work should be completed by the 9th.

The tree work is almost complete, with just some trimming around the Lutheran Seminary.

The paving over of the west side curb line near the Trolley Car Diner and New Covenant Campus will now be done after the gas main work is completed. Entrances to the Trolley Car Diner and New Covenant will remain open at all times.

IMPACT ON BUSINESSES AND THE SAVE THE AVENUE WEBSITE: As you can imagine, this construction is having, and will continue to have, a negative effect on Germantown Avenue businesses. Please make a special effort to support our business district by patronizing businesses on or near the Avenue now and throughout the construction period. Visit the Save the Avenue website, www.savetheave.org, for updated information, including how you can support our merchants.

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